News / Containership time-charter lengths – and daily rates – break new records

13/05/2021

Four-year-plus charter deals are becoming the norm as shipowners ratchet up the pressure on liner companies.

As their confidence of the sustainability of currently elevated freight rates grows, ocean carriers are committing to ever longer charter periods.

According to one broker, shipowners are dismissing enquiries for periods ...

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