Yamal’s Seasonal Trade Routes
8 August 2017: This week, LNG shipping reached another milestone. The “Christophe de Margerie”, the first of the fifteen Arc7…
‘Bridging Tonnage’ – Off-takers Still Wait
25 July 2017: Over the past few years, vessels competing in the spot market have been lifting commissioning cargos…
LNG Trade Flows: Mid-Year Wrap Up
17 July 2017: Two weeks ago we reported how the number of spot fixtures for the first six months…
Panama Canal: A Bottleneck?
10 July 2017: The Panama Canal recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its expansion. During this past year, 1,535 vessels…
Spot Fixture Activity: Mid-Year Wrap Up
July 3 2017: Six months ago, we wrote our first opinion discussing the growing liquidity of LNG shipping spot…
South Korea: The Role of FOB Buyers
27 June 2017: This week KOGAS will import its first contracted cargo from the United States. Although this is…
LNG Storage
20 June 2017 : Traditionally, LNG storage is used to smooth temporary supply-demand imbalances and protect end users from short-term…
Shipping Elasticity: Distance vs Idle Time
12 June 2017: The current situation involving Qatar has the industry debating the ramifications. A trade disruption can come…
Raising the Roof: How High Can Spot Charter Rates Go?
5 June 2017: “Over the past two weeks our LNG shipping opinions have addressed the increased residual value risk…
LNG Shipping as a Commodity
30 May 2017: Last week’s opinion (22-May-17: “Assessing Residual Value”) discussed different LNG vessel valuation methodologies in a market with…
