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Japanese LNG Suppliers Looking to Circumvent Panama Canal

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Japanese LNG lifters with offtake agreements from USGC terminals are looking for alternative routes to circumvent the congested Panama Canal, according to Platts.

  • Some of the routes being considered are the use of LNG cargo swaps, or transiting via the Suez Canal or the Cape of Good Hope.
  • However, the USGC-Japan via the Suez Canal takes 40 days, compared to 20 days via the Panama Canal.
  • Slot availability for LNG carriers is getting tight, with available slots falling from 7 to 6 in December and then to 5 in January. 279 LNG carriers have transited the Panama Canal so far in 2023, compared to 300 over the same period in 2022.
  • The ongoing drought at the Panama Canal may also affect Japanese loadings beyond the winter. Around 8% of Japan’s LNG imports in 2023 to date are from the US.
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