The effect of economic policy uncertainty and geopolitics on LNG freight rates across different market conditions
Journal: Pomorstvo
Year: 2025

This paper examines the effects of economic policy uncertainty and geopolitics on LNG freight rates under different market sentiments, employing Markov – switching Vector Autoregressive (MS-VAR) models. Considering the crucial role of diversification and security of energy supply, we aim to fill this gap in the literature, referring to the transportation cost of LNG. Economic policy uncertainty impacts in a negative way the freight rates in the USA-China trading route and increases the freights