Bw-Clear-Sky Vessel Reviews and Specifications

LNG spot tanker rates have climbed to $150,000 per day this month as growing import needs from consumers in Asia and South America reduce numbers of available vessels, brokers said, Reuters reports. "Short-term freight rates in December 2011 averaged at $125,000/day, up from $68,000/day averaged in December 2010," he said in a note via email. "There are reports that short-term freight rates have strengthened further over the December figures, with vessels now fixed in the range of $150-155,000/day," he added. Norwegian shipper Stena Bulk extended the leasehold on its two 2011-built Stena Clear Sky and Stena Crystal Sky tankers for a further four years, securing a rate of $140,000/day, Drewry said.