Shipyards have so far this year bagged more than twice the LNG carrier newbuilding orders than they logged in the whole of 2010.
To date, shipbrokers have recorded 11 firm contracts, at least four letters of intent that have yet to be firmed up, and a slew of optional vessels; none of which appears to have employment lined up.
Scandinavian owners seem to have the largest appetite for tonnage.
Norway’s
