Boxship newbuilding orders have burst back into life as the Red Sea crisis has caused freight and charter rates to reach levels not seen since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Clarksons stated that 89 container vessels, amounting to 1.2 million TEUs, have been commissioned in June and the first half of July, the highest run-rate since the pandemic-induced boom, when 910,000 TEUs of new ships were ordered on a quarterly average between 2021 and 2022.
After a long period on the sidelines, charter owners have...
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