A first round of scheduled five-yearly dry-dockings for Flex LNG held down first half figures for John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG but the company is forecasting strong returns in the second six months of 2023.

The company put three ships, the 174,000-cbm Flex Ranger, Flex Rainbow and 173,400-cbm Flex Endeavour (all built 2018), through dry-dockings during the second quarter of 2023, with the 173,400-cbm Flex Enterprise (built 2018) going into dry-dock during the first three months of this year.