Flex CEO: spot LNG shipping rates to remain ‘poor’ for remainder of 2024

Spot LNG shipping rates are expected to remain "poor" for the remainder of the year, but the market for longer-term demand is still "very healthy", according to Flex LNG CEO Øystein Kalleklev.

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