THE pace of LNG newbuild deliveries will smash records this year, beating the previous annual gas ship delivery peak of 2021 by 48 per cent. Data from Clarksons Research shows 89 LNG ships – with a combined 14.9 million cubic metres capacity – are due to deliver this year, more than double the 10-year average, representing a 48 per cent increase on the current record of 10.1 million cubic metres delivered three years ago. Another year of very firm deliveries is expected in 2025, with 14.5...