Over 30 LNG carriers are idling as spot trading of cargoes slows across all markets, leaving vessels without employment.
Numbers vary widely as to how many vessels are taking downtime, with figures heading towards 20 ships in the Far East and the balance either off Fujairah in the Middle East or waiting for business in the Atlantic Basin.
Brokers say that on top of the idling tonnage, around 20 LNG carriers are laid up.
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