The impact of the Ukraine-Russia War on LNG ship orders

The period when gas flow problems started due to the war may have generated a structural break in the order trends of LNG ships. This paper sets out to analyze whether there was a positive break in order quantities of LNG ships. Accordingly, monthly LNG ship orders as cubic meters (CBMs) by date was used in the analysis. Since delivery times for ships can take several years considering shipyard density and complexity of ship construction, changes in the energy security paradigm may be reflected primarily in the amount of tonnage ordered