Baltic Exchange launches new OPEX assessment for LNG tankers
Published by Will Owen,
Editor
LNG Industry,
The Baltic Exchange has added quarterly assessments (GOPEX) on the cost of operating LNG and LPG tankers to its growing suite of shipping investor tools.
Data will be provided by leading independent third-party ship management companies Anglo-Eastern and AEX LNG Management, Fleet Management and V-Group.
The Baltic Exchange’s latest offering follows benchmarking that also covers vessel earnings.
Baltic Exchange Chief Executive Mark Jackson said:
“Adding OPEX indices for gas carriers brings transparency to the marketplace about how much it costs to run an LNG or LPG carrier and complements our data for the spot earnings of these vessels. They assist investors assess health of earnings using independent and reliable information from a credible provider of benchmarks for the shipping industry.”
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/lng-shipping/14052020/baltic-exchange-launches-new-opex-assessment-for-lng-tankers/
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