Boxship charter rates have reached a two-year high and in a replay of the Covid-19
pandemic, Chinese coastal container operators are seeing demand from international liner
operators to charter their ships.
CMA CGM chartered Shishi Hengtong’s 2004-built 5,060 TEU ship Heng Hui 6 for 18 to 20
months, for US$28,000/day.
Safetrans Line, a China-based operator focusing on Russian routes, chartered Fujian Wan
Da’s 1997-built 2,105 TEU Wan Xing Da for six to eight months for US$20,000/day. The
operator...