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MPC sees ‘significant upside’ for scrubber-linked charters

Owners of feeder vessels are set to benefit from “market disruption” ahead of IMO 2020, with a “significant upside” on charter rates for ships fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).
Speaking during the MPC Container Ships Q3 earnings call, chief executive Constantin Baack said the company had concluded “favourable” long-term charters for six ships due to be fitted with scrubbers, and was talking with a number of other container lines about …

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Seaspan still focused on container shipping, despite diversion into energy sector

Boxship lessor Seaspan Corporation says it remains “fully focused” on growing its non-operating containership-owning business, despite its recent decision to invest in the energy sector.
In a lengthy Q&A session, part of its third-quarter earnings call yesterday, management repeatedly denied that a potential $200m investment in the restructured Singapore-listed Swiber Group meant it was no longer interested in container shipping.
Chairman David Sokol said Seaspan would “continue to look at...

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