Growing Chinese demand for LNG boosting gas carrier tonne-miles

China's growing imports of LNG from non-Asia-Pacific countries has helped push up tonne mile demand in the sector by 30% this year, according to a top shipbroker.

The average haul of Chinese LNG imports has been trending upwards since the first quarter of 2020, reaching a record high of an estimated 4,700 miles in the last quarter, up 14% on the 2020 average, according to Clarksons.