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Spot rates for modern LNG carriers shift into $200000 per day gear, again - TradeWinds

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Spot rates for modern LNG carriers shift into $200,000 per day gear, again | TradeWinds

Charter rates for LNG carriers have turned upwards, with those for modern vessels moving above the $200,000-per-day mark amid increased demand and growing concerns about a range of geopolitical factors.

In what has been a very volatile winter trading market to date, brokers and LNG market players are reporting that enquiry for vessels has picked up in the last two weeks, with a rush of market enquiries.

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