Geopolitics have shifted the LNG shipping market, with sources of cargoes changing. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “global seaborne LNG trade rebounded sharply in Jan-Dec 2025, with shipment volumes rising +5.8% y-o-y to 431.9 mln t. In Jan-Jul 2026, global exports declined -1.6% y-o-y to 241.8 mln t, from 245.9 …