Future LNG ships will have a wider ship type

According to BIMCO's latest report, strong demand for LNG in Asia has also contributed to the growth of the global LNG fleet. At present, seven world-scale LNG liquefaction plants under construction in Australia will provide a large number of LNG import services for Asian countries such as China, Japan and South Korea. The Australian facility is expected to provide up to 65 million tons of LNG products per year, accounting for a quarter of the global LNG trade.

However, the purchase of LNG in Asia is not over. Considering the demand for LNG in Asia, new LNG export plans in the US, Canada and East Africa are also taking shape. The LNG fleet will continue to grow in size, providing transportation services to the global market to meet the strong expansion of customers.

Analysts expect that the next 100 new ships will have a wider range of ships. As the LNG supply chain will continue to grow in small-scale business, this will lead to the emergence of the first purpose-built LNG supply vessel in the future market. Moreover, the delivery of the "PGN FSRU Lampung" also reflects the current FSRU orders in the global fleet. In addition, the future delivery of ice-class LNG ships worldwide is expected to be considerable.

FSRU provides an ideal carrier for natural gas importing countries to quickly obtain natural gas, a clean fuel, at relatively low cost. At present, about half of the world's LNG receiving projects are based on FSRU retrofits, rather than traditional onshore terminals, because onshore terminals need to be fully equipped with tanks, offshore terminals and gasification units. Whether as a temporary alternative during a period of not yet completing a comprehensive onshore terminal or as an import-based measure required by the importing country, the demand for FSRU is accelerating and the number of newbuildings is growing.

At present, there are 17 FSRUs in operation worldwide, and 12 new FSRUs have been signed, of which 4 were completed in 2013, and 3 FSRUs are also among the 8 LNG ships delivered this year. With the FSRU alternative order taking effect, the number of newbuildings for this installation is also growing, and more orders for this type of vessel are expected to appear in the market in the future.

At the end of 2013, the existing LNG fleet in the world passed the registration of liquefied gas import international group (GIIGNL). According to the LNG industry report released by the company in 2013, as of the end of December 2013, the number of LNG ships in the camp was 393. .

According to the GIIGNL report, the LNG industry also achieved high returns in 2013 as the market recovered and the times continued to evolve. In fact, since the first commercialization of LNG transportation in 1964, the global LNG transportation voyage has exceeded 75,000 times, with no loss. In 2013, the LNG ship transport voyage was 3,998 voyages, transporting a total of 236.91 million tons of LNG, an increase of 0.3%. Among them, Japan's 26 receiving terminals received a total of 1532 voyages of LNG transport, a reduction in voyage compared to 2012, which means that Japan, as the world's largest LNG importer, accepts an average of only four ships per day. LNG.

In addition, China received a total of 260 voyages of LNG in 2013, an increase from the 206 voyages in 2012. Brazil, Argentina and Chile received a total of 224 voyages of LNG, a year-on-year increase of 24%. In addition, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand received a total of 82 voyages of LNG cargo, and the Middle East received 53 times, mainly from Dubai, Kuwait and Israel. Israel and Malaysia are two new LNG importers in 2013.