Cape of Good Hope Becomes New Route for LNG Carriers

There are currently no tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) left in the Red Sea as shipping firms avoid the region in fear of Houthi rebel attacks. According to an X post this morning by Oeystein Kalleklev, chief executive of LNG shipping firm Flex LNG, carriers are now being re-routed through Cape of Good Hope or deviated to other destinations. The below picture was captured by shipping investor Ed Finley-Richardson on Twitter using shipping tracking platform Sea by Clarksons. Other LNG carriers are represented in green. This comes after…