Pacific LNG shipping rates up, European prices jump

Pacific spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) freight rates continued to increase this week, while European prices surged compared to the week before. Last week, Pacific rates experienced a $5,500 increase and Atlantic rates decreased. “Spark30s Atlantic rates continued to decrease for the fourth consecutive week, falling by $1,250 to $73,750 per day,” Qasim Afghan, Spark’s commercial analyst told…

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