News / Maersk sails into the charter market as it prepares for independence

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Maersk is preparing for an early termination of its 2M partnership with MSC by reinforcing its fleet, most recently fixing two 13,100 teu charters.

The carrier has agreed with non-operating shipowner Danaos to take charge of 2012-built 13,082 teu sister ships Hyundai Ambition and Hyundai Speed for 34 months from next June, at a daily hire rate of $51,500.

The vessels were originally chartered to South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) for 12 years, at $64,918 a day.

However, during HMM’s restructuring ...