Spot charter rates for steam-turbine LNG carriers have soared to over $200,000 per day as the hunt for elusive tonnage continues among charterers in a market devoid of open ships.
Brokers are linking energy major BP to steamship tonnage being relet by Equinor on one of the Norwegian energy company so-called "Arctic" vessels which normally serve the currently shutdown Snohvit LNG plant in Hammerfest.
