LNG

May 20 (LNGJ) - Shipping charter rates for LNG carriers in the spot market declined in the past week by around $12,000 per day in both the West of Suez market and East of Suez. Fixtures in the Atlantic and Pacific basins were quoted at between $69,000 per day and $65,000 per day for vessels of 155,000-165,000 cubic metres capacity. One-year charter rates for the most modern vessels were unchanged at around $77,000 per day.