MAERSK Line has agreed to pay US$150,000 daily to charter Taiwanese regional carrier TS Lines' 7,000 TEU newbuilding in Kota Valparaiso for three months, reports Chennai's Businessline.
Just two weeks ago, CMA CGM chartered its sister vessel, Kota Callao, for $100,000 per day, setting a record then.
These vessels will enter a long-term charter with Pacific International Lines (PIL) after their contracts with CMA CGM and Maersk. Last month, CMA CGM chartered another TS Lines' 7,000 TEU ship, TS Dubai, for $80,000 daily for three to four months.
TS Lines commissioned the ships from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding during the Covid-induced peak, intending to expand into long-haul routes.
However, the market correction last year led to some vessels being chartered out.
Maersk and CMA CGM might deploy these vessels on their Asia-South America routes, where rates have reached near two-year highs.
Meanwhile, Linerlytica reported that the 1.62 million TEU of newbuildings delivered this year had been fully absorbed by the market.
The Red Sea crisis has diverted ships around the Cape of Good Hope, removing more than 1.6 million TEU from the market since December.
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Just two weeks ago, CMA CGM chartered its sister vessel, Kota Callao, for $100,000 per day, setting a record then.
These vessels will enter a long-term charter with Pacific International Lines (PIL) after their contracts with CMA CGM and Maersk. Last month, CMA CGM chartered another TS Lines' 7,000 TEU ship, TS Dubai, for $80,000 daily for three to four months.
TS Lines commissioned the ships from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding during the Covid-induced peak, intending to expand into long-haul routes.
However, the market correction last year led to some vessels being chartered out.
Maersk and CMA CGM might deploy these vessels on their Asia-South America routes, where rates have reached near two-year highs.
Meanwhile, Linerlytica reported that the 1.62 million TEU of newbuildings delivered this year had been fully absorbed by the market.
The Red Sea crisis has diverted ships around the Cape of Good Hope, removing more than 1.6 million TEU from the market since December.
SeaNews Turkey