LNG

May 6 (LNGJ) - Shipping charter rates for LNG carriers in the spot market were still at high levels in the Atlantic and Pacific basins. Spot charters for West Of Suez increased  again on the week by around $2,000 per day to average 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 also rose by around $2,000 per day to between $70,000 per day and $74,000 per day, according to various brokers. One-year charter rates for the most modern vessels also increased to around $75,000 per day.