Reports of $100,000 per day spot rates for LNG carriers, while accurate, may be greatly exaggerated.
LNG shipbrokers say there have been a few instances of charterers paying that amount, but for very short voyages, six or seven days at most. Shipowners can ask that from charters due to tight availability for particular liftings.
The latest short-squeeze was reported for an LNG cargo from Brunei loaded on a Cool Pool ship, according to brokers.
