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With the exception of a few containership owners that are enjoying eye-watering short-term charters, most non-operating owners have chosen to fix their ships on lengthy periods with ocean carriers at highly elevated daily hire rates.
Indeed, with only a few ships now becoming open, brokers are receiving massive monetary offers from charterers for any tonnage that appears on their radar.
“Basically, our container desk has nothing to offer charterers,” a broker contact told The Loadstar this week.
“Owners are going for as long as ...
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