Carrier charter market levels for LNG remain steady as more Russian cargoes to head for Asia

摘要

The various shipping brokers who issue monthly and weekly reports said that one-year time charters were steady for the most modern vessels and were seen at rates of around $43,000 per day. Shipping charter rates for LNG carriers in the spot market in mid-May 2020 were quoted at an average of between $35,000 per day and $31,000 per day West of Suez and at rates of between $32,000 per day and $28,000 per day East of Suez for vessels of between 155,000-165,000 cubic metres capacity.