Over 60 LNG carriers idled as market divides by vessel age　LNG船60隻超が係船、新旧船で市況二極化

Indonesian owners step up acquisitions of secondhand LNG carriers

インドネシア勢、中古LNG船を相次ぎ取得

　A growing surplus of tonnage in the global LNG carrier market is exposing an increasingly pronounced divide between modern and older vessels. According to Drewry Maritime Research, more than 60 LNG carriers were idled or laid up as of February 2026, with older steam turbine vessels accounting for 70% of the total.

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→More than 60 LNG carriers were idled or laid up as of February 2026, with steam turbine vessels accounting for 70% of the total

→Modern LNG carriers continue to attract a certain level of demand, highlighting a growing divide in the charter market between newer and older tonnage

→Indonesian shipowners are stepping up acquisitions of secondhand LNG carriers, emerging as a new source of demand for older vessels

→Drewry forecasts that 100 steam turbine LNG carriers will be scrapped by 2030

→QatarEnergy re-charters at least nine vessels from its operating fleet of about 70 LNG carriers to third parties

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LNG船60隻超が係船、新旧船で市況二極化

インドネシア勢、中古LNG船を相次ぎ取得

　世界のLNG船市場で船腹の余剰感が強まる中、新鋭船と旧型船の二極化が鮮明になっている。Drewry Maritime Researchによると、2026年2月時点で60隻超のLNG船が係船状態にあり、その70％を旧型のスチームタービン船が占めた。

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→2026年2月時点で60隻超のLNG船が係船、70％をスチームタービン船が占める

→新鋭LNG船には一定の需要、旧型船との用船市況の二極化が鮮明に

→インドネシア船主が中古LNG船を相次ぎ取得、旧型船の新たな受け皿に

→Drewry、2030年までにスチームタービンLNG船100隻の解撤を予測

→カタールエナジー、約70隻の運航船隊から少なくとも9隻を第三者へ再用船

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