Container counterfactuals: spot market vs time-charters

Spotting the time-charter correction…

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non-operating container ship owners Headlines

News / Second-hand box ship market still red hot, with profit to be made – for now

In an extremely tight tonnage market, the purchase price paid for many second-hand containerships is ...

Charter parties CMA CGM Maersk Line MSC non-operating container ship owners Playing the asset game Second-hand ship market

Feb 2, 2022• Comments•

Premium / On the wires: Seaspan – poster child of shipping's pandemic fillip

Comment: One those fishes you’d be glad to catch

Atlas Corp non-operating container ship owners On the wires Playing the asset game Seaspan The Purse Strings

Nov 9, 2021• Comments•

News / Charter market is 'eating itself' as box ships attract 'crazy' daily hire rates

Containership owners that have ships with expiring deals are having their heads turned by the ...

BAL Container Line Charter parties CU Lines non-operating container ship owners

Jul 14, 2021• Comments•

Premium / M&A radar: MPC Container strikes in race for scale – from rags to riches

Comment: More on its way.

Danaos Global Ship Lease M&A radar MPC Container Ships non-operating container ship owners Seaspan Songa Container Takeover Talk

Jun 24, 2021• Comments•

Premium / On the wires: The Global Ship Lease star – here to guide you, Maersk et al

Comment: There’s a plethora of meanings embedded in its latest deals.

AP Moller - Maersk Borealis Exclusive Global Ship Lease non-operating container ship owners On the wires Peter Dohle Playing the asset game reefers

Jun 22, 2021• Comments•

COMPANY NOTICES

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

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

Calculating Capacity Charter parties Danaos MSC non-operating container ship owners Zim

May 13, 2021• Comments•

News / As market overcapacity subsides, shipowners start to order newbuilds again

Container carriers and non-operating shipowners (NOOs) appear to have finally reacted to the severe capacity ...

Calculating Capacity Evergreen Line Hapag-Lloyd MSC non-operating container ship owners Seaspan The ULCV knock-on effect

Mar 24, 2021• Comments•

News / Danaos profits and recharters on the up as liner 'purple patch' continues

Ocean carriers and containership owners are in the midst of the richest vein for the liner sector ...

Charter parties Danaos Hapag-Lloyd non-operating container ship owners The Purse Strings

Feb 17, 2021• Comments•

News / Liners' deep pockets mean they can outbid charterers for 'anything that floats'

Ocean carriers are using their skyrocketing profits to outbid non-operating shipowners (NOOs) for second-hand tonnage, ...

Charter parties Feeder operators non-operating container ship owners

Feb 8, 2021• Comments•

Premium / Snapshot: Danaos – better safe than sorry

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Danaos non-operating container ship owners Playing the asset game Snapshot

Dec 15, 2020• Comments•

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Container counterfactuals: spot market vs time-charters

non-operating container ship owners Headlines

News / Second-hand box ship market still red hot, with profit to be made – for now

Premium / On the wires: Seaspan – poster child of shipping's pandemic fillip

News / Charter market is 'eating itself' as box ships attract 'crazy' daily hire rates

Premium / M&A radar: MPC Container strikes in race for scale – from rags to riches

Premium / On the wires: The Global Ship Lease star – here to guide you, Maersk et al

COMPANY NOTICES

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

News / As market overcapacity subsides, shipowners start to order newbuilds again

News / Danaos profits and recharters on the up as liner 'purple patch' continues

News / Liners' deep pockets mean they can outbid charterers for 'anything that floats'

Premium / Snapshot: Danaos – better safe than sorry

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Premium / Supply chain radar: Danaos, Seaspan & Costamare – winter's coming but a bumper harvest seen

News / Danaos a big winner as box ship charter rates hit 'phenomenal' levels

News / Charter market still soaring: 'We'll beat any rate to secure a panamax'

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Container counterfactuals: spot market vs time-charters

non-operating container ship owners Headlines

News / Second-hand box ship market still red hot, with profit to be made – for now

Premium / On the wires: Seaspan – poster child of shipping's pandemic fillip

News / Charter market is 'eating itself' as box ships attract 'crazy' daily hire rates

Premium / M&A radar: MPC Container strikes in race for scale – from rags to riches

Premium / On the wires: The Global Ship Lease star – here to guide you, Maersk et al

COMPANY NOTICES

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

News / As market overcapacity subsides, shipowners start to order newbuilds again

News / Danaos profits and recharters on the up as liner 'purple patch' continues

News / Liners' deep pockets mean they can outbid charterers for 'anything that floats'

Premium / Snapshot: Danaos – better safe than sorry

Most read news

Premium / Supply chain radar: Danaos, Seaspan & Costamare – winter's coming but a bumper harvest seen

News / Danaos a big winner as box ship charter rates hit 'phenomenal' levels

News / Charter market still soaring: 'We'll beat any rate to secure a panamax'

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