The containership charter market has seen one of its most active weeks with a
large number of new fixtures and extensions taking effect in the past week.
Charterer interest remain very high despite the weakening freight market, with
limited vessel availability across all size segments and forward fixtures now a
common market feature even for ships of 1,500-3,000 teu where previously they
were limited to the larger sizes.
Charter periods continue to remain high with fixtures of up to 2-3 years f