Hamburg Index ContainershipTime-Charter-Rates (Values in US$ per 14t/TEU per day)

摘要

Well over 50 % of the entire worldwide tramp fleet of container vessels is operated from Germany or by international companies that are mainly in German ownership.The Hamburg Shipbrokers' Association (VHSS) has developed the Hamburg Index ContainershipTime-Charter Rates.This is the only company-independent market analysis of container ship timecharter rates. It is based on the broad data base of some 20-30 Hamburg freight brokers, and gives a realistic picture of the market for selected vessel types. The following factors were considered in choice of vessel types: Standard types were chosen in ten size categories; these are considered characteristic of the market, due to the large number of vessels in these categories,