OOCL CHARTERS IN BOXBOATS

摘要

Hong Kong-based container carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), due to take delivery of six 20,100 TEU ships later this year and next, has chartered in eight smaller post-Panamax vessels as it enters into the new OCEAN Alliance vessel-sharing scheme with CMA CG Μ of France, China's COSCO Shipping and Taiwan's Evergreen Line. Vessels chartered include Costamare's Cape Akritas (112,836gt), Cape Tainaro (112,300gt) and Cape Kortia, all of 11,000 TEU capacity, Dañaos' Express Rome and Express Athens, two former Hanjin ships of 10.114TEU capacity, and the 10.000TEU Seapsan Elbe, 8,533TEU Lloyd Parsifal and 8,189TEU Seamax Greenwich. Daily charter rates range from $18,000 for the largest vessels to $8,950 for the smallest.