Maersk paying $100,000 a day to charter scarce post-panamax box ships
Maersk Line is being forced to pay a premium to secure scarce chartered tonnage for ...
By Mike Wackett
Containership owners that have ships with expiring deals are having their heads turned by the vast sums being offered for short-term charters.
And, according to one Hamburg-based broker, the boxship charter market is “in danger of eating itself” in the “craziest market I have ever seen”.
Several non-operating owners (NOOs) are using scheduled dry dockings and any slack time between charters to fix small containerships with eager charterers at astronomical hire rates of $150,000 a day or more.
Amounts on offer are now ...
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