FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Global orders for liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) are expected to rebound in 2026 after a slowdown in 2025, driven by rising LNG production and the push for more fuel-efficient vessels. The recovery is also being supported by a renewed wave of contracting activity in South Korea and China, where shipyards secured 35 new LNGC orders in the first quarter, according to Poten & Partners and Drewry. This compares with 37 orders across all of 2025, while 2022 marked a record year with 171 vessels ordered. Each LNG carrier typically costs between USD 250–260 million and requires more than three years to build. RelatedNews NorthStandard: Cat fines risk engine damage and operational delays UNCTAD: The biggest trade costs come from non-tariff measures var jnews_module_21371797_0_6a01df61a563a = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21371797","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1730,236,1573,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads