News / Maersk sets new chartering record with deal for $150,000 a day

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As liner operators become desperate for ships, charter rates have hit the $150,000/day mark.

Maersk Line has agreed to pay this to charter Taiwanese regional carrier TS Lines’ 7,000 teu newbuilding Kota Valparaiso for three months.

Just two weeks ago, CMA CGM chartered its sister vessel, Kota Callao, for $100,000/day, itself a record, then. After being employed by CMA CGM and Maersk, they will begin a long-term charter with Pacific International Lines. Last month, CMA CGM took another of TS Lines’ 7,000 teu ships, TS ...