The containership charter market shows no signs of cooling down despite the weakness in the freight market, as charter rates retained their recent strength. Open units continue to be snapped up quickly including several sublet candidates. CMA CGM was the most active charterer in the past week, including a sublet of the 5,527 teu ESL OMAN for up to 3 months at $62,000 per day with delivery scheduled for 30 September.
MSC continues to focus on second hand purchases with 2 more resale units joinin