total LNG tankers including FSRUs reached 700 vessels that same year.
By 2021, the number of floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) worldwide had increased to 48 vessels, following steady increases in the previous years. FSRUs may be used to store and regasify liquefied natural gas either docked directly at their destination harbor or used as a means of transit. By comparison, the number of Number of floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) worldwide from 2016 to 2021
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GIIGNL. (May 5, 2022). Number of floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) worldwide from 2016 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112630/global-fsru-fleet/
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GIIGNL. "Number of Floating Storage Regasification Units (Fsrus) Worldwide from 2016 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112630/global-fsru-fleet/
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Number of floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) worldwide from 2016 to 2021 [Graph], GIIGNL, May 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112630/global-fsru-fleet/