Spot charter rates for modern LNG carriers have hit $100,000 per day as the availability of prompt tonnage slims across all trading basins.
The main talking point in chartering circles has been whether John Fredriksen-backed Flex LNG has achieved the watershed six-figure rate with the spot fixture of its 173,400-cbm Flex Endeavour (built 2018), which is reported taken by BHP for a 15-day voyage, plus or minus 10 days.
