LNG shipping stocks: Up and out The UP World LNG Shipping Index, the world’s only stock index focused on companies in the LNG shipping industry, gained 2.94 points, or over 3.7%, last week. US stocks represented by the S&P 500 (SPX) index gained 2.64%. After two volatile weeks, it was impossible to find a falling stock last week. There was only one loss of 1.2% (GasLog Ltd., NYSE:GLOG). On the contrary, the bad news is that a third company might be delisted from the world stock markets. This time it is the Norwegian company Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. (OSE: HLNG) and buyers are funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. After the announcement of the plan, the company’s shares rose by 34%. Minority shareholders, like Cobas Asset Management that holds about 15 %, disagree with this offer.