News / 'Win-win' for shipowners, with charter market rates and vessel values soaring

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Containership owners have seen the value of their assets soar in the past few weeks, and they are said to be “raking in the money”.

This week, shipbroker Braemar ACM reported the sale of the 6,350 teu post-panamax APL Norway at $31.5m, a 50% increase in the ship’s value since the beginning of December.

According to vesselsvalue.com, the vessel was sold on Monday to intra-Asia carrier Regional Container Lines. It is on charter until July to CMA CGM at a daily hire rate ...