LNG

May 27 (LNGJ) - Shipping charter rates for LNG carriers in the spot market declined in the past week by up to $6,000 per day in the West of Suez market to between $59,000 per day and $56,000 per day for vessels of 155,000-165,000 cubic metres capacity. For vessels East of Suez fixture levels were down by about $8,000 per day and were quoted at between $61,000 per day and $58,000 per day, according to London brokers. One-year charter rates for the most modern vessels were unchanged at around $77,000 per day.