The LNG carrier fleet has surpassed the 100m cbm threshold on the back of accelerated newbuilding levels seen over the past seven years.

The fleet now stands at 665 ships following record breaking newbuilding deliveries in the first nine months of 2021, according to Clarksons.

Deliveries between January and September 2021 are up 78% year-on-year at 7.9m-cbm