日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 30, 2025 (Fri)

Nearly 60 older LNG Carriers idled by end of Q1 2025

　The number of old LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers not in service or scrapped is increasing. 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%E3%80%80The+number+of+old+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+carriers+not+in+service+or+scrapped+is+increasing.+According+to+Norwegian+shipping+company+Flex+LNG%2C+the+number+of+LNG+carriers+that+were+not+in+service+as+of+March+this+year+is+59%2C+three+times+the+18+ships+in+the+same+period+last+year.+According+to+British+firm+Clarksons+Research%2C+seven+LNG+carriers+have+been+scrapped+so+far+this+year.+Eight+ships+were+scrapped+during+the+last+year%2C+and+the+current+number+is+about+equal+to+that.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Flex+LNG+announced+its+financial+results+for+the+January-March+2025+period+on+May+21.+During+the+announcement%2C+the+company+explained+the+current+state+of+the+LNG+carrier+market.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+increase+in+the+number+of+older+LNG+carriers+not+in+service+and+scrapped+is+mainly+due+to+the+sluggish+spot+market+for+LNG+carriers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+supply+of+new+LNG+carriers+in+2024+was+60%2C+nearly+doubled+from+33+in+2023.+Furthermore%2C+supply+this+year+is+set+to+expand+to+more+than+90.+On+the+other+hand%2C+delays+in+LNG+projects+have+resulted+in+lower-than-expected+demand+for+transport%2C+creating+a+growing+sense+of+surplus+tonnage.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+Clarksons%2C+current+spot+charter+rates+for+LNG+carriers+are+%2428%2C500+per+day+for+a+174%2C000+cubic+meter+two-stroke+vessel%2C+%2414%2C000+for+a+160%2C000+cubic+meter+tri-fuel+diesel+electric+%28TFDE%29+vessel%2C+and+%244%2C000+for+a+145%2C000+cubic+meter+steam+turbine+%28ST%29+vessel.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Compared+to+the+average+annual+charter+rates+in+2024%2C+the+charter+rates+for+two-stroke+vessels+have+almost+halved+with+a+47%25+decline.+The+decline+is+larger+for+TFDE+vessels%2C+down+67%25%2C+and+ST+vessels%2C+down+85%25.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+reason+for+the+large+decline+in+TFDE+and+ST+vessels+is+that+they+are+significantly+less+fuel+efficient+than+newer+ships+and+have+smaller+cargo+tank+capacities%2C+making+them+uncompetitive.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Of+the+59+ships+currently+not+in+service+not+in+service%2C+18+are+TFDE+vessels+and+41+are+ST+vessels.+There+are+no+new+ships+equipped+with+two-stroke+engines+not+in+service.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Many+of+the+vessels+being+scrapped+are+ST+vessels.+In+some+cases%2C+they+are+converted+into+FSUs+%28Floating+Storage+Units%29+or+FSRUs+%28Floating+Storage+and+Regasification+Units%29+and+repurposed+for+power+generation+projects%2C+etc.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%9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旧式LNG船、停船が1年で3倍に。スポット市況低迷で

2025/05/30(金)

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