LNG

May 13 (LNGJ) - Shipping charter rates for LNG carriers in the spot market were unchanged in the past week, though still at high levels in the Atlantic and Pacific basins. Spot charters for West Of Suez were quoted at between $75,000 per day and $79,000 per day for vessels of 155,000-165,000 cubic metres capacity. In the East of Suez charter market average rates were at between $70,000 per day and $74,000 per day, according to various brokers. However, one-year charter rates for the most modern vessels have edged up £2,000 per day to around $77,000 per day.