Strong secondhand box ship market now threatened by overcapacity
Unexpectedly strong demand for container shipping and healthy freight rates for much of last year ...
Owners of smaller containerships, with limited exposure to the volatile deepsea east-west trades, are enjoying increases in daily hire rates and enquiries for time extensions.
According to the latest Alphaliner report. the container charter market is “evolving in a split way”, with vessels of 3,000 teu and under “enjoying brisk demand with an improving outlook”.
It says: “Smaller ships of 1,000-3,000 teu, which focus on regional or feeder routes have been enjoying improving conditions, with steadily rising demand, a falling supply and slowly improving ...
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Itsik
May 17, 2018 at 5:12 amHi
My name is Itsik Shaul from Nito tech Ltd Israel. I’m interesting to rent a small ship (capacity of 10-15 containers ) that will perform a round trip from Mersin port
To Israel port. We need the service start immediately for few months
Thanks
Itsik Shaul
Nito Tech ltd