The containership charter market slowed in the past week both in terms of new
fixtures and vessel deliveries with the holiday season approaching. Demand
remains high relative to the tonnage available for charter, keeping both charter
rates and resale prices at very high levels. Most of the activity is focused on
the 1,700 teu and 2,700 teu sizes where rates are still registering marginal
gains while the other segments is flat on the lack of new fixture benchmarks.
Second hand transactions remai