News / Alliance reshuffle gives containership charter market a welcome boost

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Chartering activity by member lines of the Ocean and THE alliances to plug network gaps ahead of their launch next month, has given the very large container vessel (VLCS) sector a welcome boost.

Greek shipowner Danaos, which had three 10,100 teu vessels on long-term charter to Hanjin when the South Korean carrier slid into receivership last August, has found new charters for them: one with Yang Ming and two with OOCL.

However, the fixed rate hire is said by one broker source to be ...