Mittlere Größen leiden am stärksten

摘要

Zum Aufatmen besteht gewiss kein An-lass, zumindest aber hat sich der Rückgang der Zeitcharterraten für Containerschiffe auffällig verlangsamt. Mitte Oktober lag das Ratenniveau laut ConTex 1,3 % niedriger als vor Monatsfrist. In den vorangegangenen vier Wochen hatte der Markt noch um 2,5 % und damit fast doppelt so stark nachgegeben.%Period rate levels for charter container ships continued to slide gently over the past month, albeit at a slower pace than in the preceding four week-period. A notable increase infixing activity helped stabilise the market although most of the transactions were for replacements or charter extensions instead of fresh requirements. Demand in the largest sectors remained brisk, with eight 8,400-8,500 TEU super postpanamax vessels securing employment for 6-12 month periods at rates around 31,000 to 32,000 $/day, brokers said. By contrast, panamax types were struggling to find decent charter cover as the number of spot and early prompt vessels continued to rise. 4,250 TEU vessels saw hire levels fall below the 10,000 $ mark in Asia, following the Atlantic market into four-digit territory. Gearless intermediate types of 2,700 to 3,500 TEU are currently the most hard-pressed, achieving only 6,200 to 6,800 $/day and thus even less than modern, economic feeder vessels.