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LNG Shipping Rates Soar 650% to $300,000 Per Day

Charter rates for LNG carriers surged nearly 7.5 times last week to about $300,000 daily amid halted Qatar production and stalled Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic.

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The global LNG shipping market has turned sharply higher in recent days, with charter rates for modern LNG carriers surging from roughly $40,000 last week to around $300,000 per day as traders scramble to secure vessels amid escalating disruption in the Middle East. According to shipbroker Fearnleys’ latest weekly LNG report, cited by Riviera Maritime Media, daily spot charter rates for 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers along the U.S. Gulf-Europe…

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Oil Price broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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