HANSA 02-2018
Ships Made in Germany | Schiff des Jahres: Aviva | Reefer-Schifffahrt | Hyundai Merchant Marine | Schmierstoffe | Brandschutz | Istanbul-Kanal | Euroseas & Poseidon
Ships Made in Germany | Schiff des Jahres: Aviva | Reefer-Schifffahrt | Hyundai Merchant Marine | Schmierstoffe | Brandschutz | Istanbul-Kanal | Euroseas & Poseidon
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Märkte | Markets<br />
Charter demand ramps up again<br />
Hire rates for container ships on a firm path ahead of Chinese New Year. Scarcity of<br />
tonnage in most segments worsening, writes Michael Hollmann<br />
The container ship charter market<br />
started out this year the way it<br />
closed off last year – on an upbeat note<br />
that seemed to grow stronger and stronger.<br />
Charter rate levels survived the festive<br />
season largely undented and continued to<br />
improve week after week driven by higher-than-last-done<br />
fixtures particularly for<br />
geared 2,500 TEU and 1,700 TEU ships,<br />
but also for panamaxes and modern very<br />
large gearless ships.<br />
By mid-January, rate barometers such<br />
as the New ConTex and the Howe Robinson<br />
Containership Index were up around<br />
40% and 57% year-on-year, with fixing<br />
levels for certain ship types and periods<br />
even up over 100% year-on-year. Even<br />
though tonnage demand is bound to soften<br />
to some extent around Chinese New<br />
Year in mid-February, the positive momentum<br />
so far surpasses all expectations.<br />
During most years, the period between<br />
Christmas/New Year and Chinese New<br />
Year is characterized by flagging charter<br />
demand until carriers start boosting<br />
their fleets again as from early spring/<br />
late winter in preparation for the summer<br />
peak season. This year, the flow of<br />
charter fixtures looks rather strong for<br />
this time while tonnage availability is<br />
already much reduced following a very<br />
chartering period last year.<br />
According to London broker Howe<br />
Robinson, the number of spot/prompt<br />
vessels dropped to its lowest level (below<br />
30 vessels) since early 2015 just before<br />
the charter market rallied on strong<br />
ex tra demand for ships due to labour-related<br />
delays in the US West Coast ports<br />
at the time. Back in November 2016 oversupply<br />
in the charter market had reached<br />
its peak at over 290 spot vessels.<br />
Rate levels took quite a step up for<br />
modern very large vessels already in<br />
the first days of the year on the back<br />
of fixing spree by Hapag-Lloyd. The<br />
German carrier extended a number of<br />
9,000–11,000 TEU charter ships for its<br />
Far East/East Coast South America, Far<br />
East/Middle East and transpacific services,<br />
pushing levels for ships delivering<br />
in spring and early summer to 30,000 $<br />
per day.<br />
According to brokers, similar tonnage<br />
was fixed at low 15,000’s $ back in November.<br />
The strength of these fixtures took<br />
many by surprise given the fact that some<br />
80 container ship newbuildings with slot<br />
intakes in excess of 10,000 TEU are expected<br />
to be delivered this year (before<br />
»slippage«). Concerns have been voiced<br />
that the influx might cause overcapacity<br />
in the largest sectors, with ripple effects<br />
TEU Name dwt Built Type Speed Cons. Charterer Laycan Period Rate ($)<br />
FEEDER / HANDY<br />
698 Pantonio 8<strong>02</strong>1 2007 gʹless 17.3 27 Eimskip Jan 6 m Continent / Iceland €4500<br />
698 JRS Corvus 8400 2008 gʹless 17.0 30 NYK Line Jan 2–3 m Asia-Hawaii (ext) 5200<br />
977 BFP Galaxy 14035 1997 gʹless 17.0 34+2.4 Cosco Jan 2–5 m Mediterranean (ext) 7000<br />
1008 Elite 13740 2005 gʹless 18.0 35 WEC Jan 3 m Cont / Portugal (opted) €6950<br />
11<strong>02</strong> Toronto Trader 13750 2016 geared 18.0 CFS Jan 3–5 m Caribbean 9800<br />
1118 Vega Epsilon 13760 2007 geared 19.6 43.7+1.9 MSC Jan 12 m Mediterranean (ext) 7250<br />
1118 Contship Ray 13760 2008 geared 19.6 43.5 Evergreen Jan 6–8 m Caribbean 8250<br />
1338 Juliana 17127 2009 geared 19.0 Hapag-Lloyd Jan 9–11 m WCoast S. America 9150<br />
1550 Kota Wanga 24693 1996 gʹless 19.0 40.8 HMM Jan 7–11 m Intra-Asia (ext) 8250<br />
1740 Hansa Flensburg 23626 2000 geared 20.5 58+3.5 Italia Marittima Jan 2–4 m East Med trade (ext) 9500<br />
1946 Sinotrans Keelung 24670 2017 gʹless 18.5 Cosco Jan 4–6 m Intra-Asia (ext) 10500<br />
SUB-PANAMAX<br />
22<strong>02</strong> Caep Quest 25000 2017 gʹless 19.0 45+2.5 Maersk Jan 1–3 m Intra-Asia (ext) 11500<br />
2478 Buxcontact 33730 20<strong>02</strong> geared 22.5 Tehama Jan 9–12 m Indian Ocean 9750<br />
2556 EM Corfu 34654 2001 geared 22.0 80 CMA CGM Mar 12 m Med / Caribs / WCSA (ext) 9950<br />
2741 Fred 37880 2007 gʹless 21.8 85 Wan Hai Lines Jan 1–3 m Intra-Asia (ext) 9500<br />
2824 Irenes Respect 39418 2006 gʹless 23.0 98+4 Wan Hai Lines Jan 50–100 days SE Asia / India 9200<br />
3421 HS Rossini 42000 2012 geared 21.6 106+5 CMA CGM Jan 30–40 days Africa / ECSA (ext) 8000<br />
3450 Navios Verano 42800 2006 gʹless 23.5 Wan Hai Lines Jan 3–5 m Indian Ocean 9500<br />
3635 Martha Schulte 41500 2012 geared 23.1 122 CMA CGM Feb 5–8 m Med / W. Africa (ext) 8500<br />
TRADITIONAL PANAMAX AND WIDEBEAM<br />
4250 Seaspan Saigon 50500 2006 gʹless 22.0 68.5 Hapag-Lloyd Jan 7–10 m Med / West Africa (ext) 9000<br />
4380 Lana 53500 2009 gʹless 24.0 133 Maersk Jan 7–9 m Asia / West Africa 8000 net<br />
4664 RHL Concordia 58187 2012 gʹless 22.0 16+8 Maersk Jan 40–60 days Asia / ECSA 11600<br />
5060 MP The Brady 68017 2005 gʹless 24.3 160 Zim Jan 70–150 days Asia / USEC 8500<br />
LARGE AND VERY LARGE<br />
5990 E.R. Denmark 68176 20<strong>02</strong> gʹless 22.0 134.5+8.5 SM Line Jan 50–100 days Far East 13250<br />
7403 Kokura 90456 1997 gʹless 25.0 194.5 Nile Dutch Jan 9–12 m Asia / West Africa 12750<br />
8586 SM Savannah 1<strong>02</strong>517 2011 gʹless 25.6 250 MSC Jan 12+12 m option FE / ME Gulf 11900/17000<br />
9019 Switzerland 111595 2016 gʹless 22.0 Yang Ming Line 24 m Asia / ECSA (ext) 31000<br />
9030 CCNI Andes 113213 2015 gʹless 22.1 Hapag-Lloyd 12 m Europe / ECSA (ext) 30000<br />
9034 Skyros 111890 2014 gʹless 22.0 Hapag-Lloyd Jun 9–12 m FEast / ECSA (opted) 30000<br />
11010 Cape Artemissio 134869 2017 gʹless 22.0 Hapag-Lloyd May 12 m Far East / ECSA (ext) 28000<br />
Charter deals / all information without guarantee<br />
12 <strong>HANSA</strong> International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – <strong>2018</strong> – Nr. 2