Ranking
LNG carrier order book by delivery year
Vessels not yet delivered, grouped by the delivery year Global Energy Monitor reports. Ships under construction and ships only proposed are kept apart.
Undelivered vessels by year
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| Year | Under construction |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 |
| 2027 | 73 |
| 2028 | 102 |
| 2029 | 59 |
| 2030 | 5 |
| 2031 | 3 |
| Delivery year | Under construction | Capacity | Proposed | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 20,852,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| 2027 | 73 | 11,272,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| 2028 | 102 | 16,445,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| 2029 | 59 | 11,337,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| 2030 | 5 | 1,161,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| 2031 | 3 | 813,000 m³ | 0 | — |
| Not reported | 3 | 522,000 m³ | 34 | Not reported |
Filter the carrier directory by status to see the individual vessels. Capacity is never summed across the two columns, and is summed only over vessels that report one — a proposed ship with no reported size shows “Not reported”, not zero.
Common questions
Each answer stands on its own.
- How many LNG ships are under construction?
- 364 vessels are reported as under construction in the current release, with the most (119) due for delivery in 2026.
- Why are proposed ships not added to the under-construction count?
- A proposed ship is a plan rather than a hull being built, so this site keeps the two in separate columns and never adds capacity across statuses.
- Is the delivery year a guarantee?
- No. It is the year Global Energy Monitor reports for a vessel, which shipyards and owners can revise. Vessels with no year reported are listed on their own row rather than dropped.
- Does the order book include floating terminals?
- Yes — every undelivered vessel in the tracker counts, including FSRUs. The vessel directory can be filtered by type and status to separate them.