Anyone got a ship for an east-west service? Carriers scramble for tonnage
Ocean carriers are “scrambling for any tonnage” to provide additional capacity on east-west services, but ...
Non-operating containership owners Seaspan and Danaos have reported “positive supply side-effects” from the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap on vessels, coming into force next January.
Indeed, a zero orderbook for container tonnage under 10,000 teu, combined with more ships being taken out of service for scrubber installation, has resulted in a significant tightening of supply in the boxship charter market.
The world’s largest independent owner, Seaspan, said it expected scrubber programmes to run through into 2021, and it predicted a further squeeze coming ...
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