LNG

July 8 (LNGJ) - Shipping spot charter rates for LNG carriers dropped by around $7,000 per day in the past week in the West of Suez market to be between $75,000 per day and $71,000 per day for vessels of 155,000-165,000 cubic metres capacity.

   For vessels East of Suez spot charter levels were also lower on the week to be at between $57,000 per day and $53,000 per day, according to London brokers. One-year charter rates for the most modern vessels increased by $5,000 per day to around $90,000 per day.