News / Lessors count the mounting costs from missing Hanjin containers

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Container lessors will take a multi-million dollar hit from the collapse of Hanjin Shipping in unpaid hire fees and the termination of hire contracts for 750,000 teu of equipment.

The lessors have issued an industry alert through the Container Owners Association (COA), that includes the Hanjin container types, prefixes and number range.

The move is a desperate call for assistance to help recover their containers.

The statement said: “If you come across any equipment previously on lease to Hanjin Line, this document will help you ...