Containership charter market feels the ripples from trade tensions
The charter market for containerships is diverging in response to the many pressures on supply ...
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By Mike Wackett
With the IMO 2020 low-sulphur fuel regulations looming, containership owners are keen to offload as many older gas-guzzling vessels as possible, with the current high scrapping rates providing added incentive.
According to London-headquartered shipbroker Braemar ACM, 12 vessels with a capacity of 36,000 teu have been sold for demolition in the past 30 days, taking the year-to-date number to 30, for 52,000 teu.
This compares with just 48 vessels for 88,000 teu sent to breakers’ yards last year.
Braemar ACM reports on three ...
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