Extended LNG dual-fuel payback time limiting newbuilding orders
Today’s longer payback cycle increases the level of residual value risk of LNG dual-fuel tankers, says Braemar ACM. But it adds that the fall in newbuilding prices goes a long way in reducing exposure from that risk
Fuel price spreads equate to between a 10- and 12-year payback for shipowners investing in liquefied natural gas dual-fuel technology for a large newbuilding tanker, says shipbroker