global LNG tanker fleet encompassed 734 vessels as of year end 2022.
LNG tankers had a cumulative storage capacity of 108.7 million cubic meters worldwide in 2022. Of this, 107.8 million cubic meters was the operational capacity of vessels that were known to be in service. Capacities increased by nearly 40 million cubic meters between 2016 and 2022. The Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters)
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LNG industry worldwideGIIGNL. (July 13, 2023). Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/
GIIGNL. "Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters)." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/
GIIGNL. (2023). Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/
GIIGNL. "Cumulative and Operational Capacity of Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Vessels Worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in Million Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/
GIIGNL, Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Cumulative and operational capacity of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2016 to 2022 (in million cubic meters) [Graph], GIIGNL, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112646/global-lng-tanker-total-capacities/