Kepler: 7 LNG Carriers Diverted After Suspension of Navigation in The Suez Canal

Seven LNG carriers have diverted their route away from the Suez Canal after shipping was suspended in it due to the stranding of a giant container ship since Tuesday, according to Kepler, a data analysis company.

Kepler analyst Rebecca Shea said that three of the tankers are being diverted towards the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope, adding that the majority of the tankers that diverted are now heading to other places after their destination was mainly the Suez Canal.

It added that four tankers carry cargoes from the United States and Qatar, while the rest do not carry any cargoes.

Six LNG vessels were waiting to enter on both sides of the canal, with another vessel called the Golar Tundra stuck in the canal since Tuesday, shea said.