Short-term boxship charters providing good premiums for tonnage providers
Lack of charter vessels means container line operators are having to pay top dollar for fixtures of less than 12 months
Maersk has fixed a 3,158 teu boxship at a daily rate of $67,500 and a 2,700 teu vessel at $45,000 per day for charters of up to four months. The rates are some 40 % above those for one year fixtures
