Market Report

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Container update 12th January, 2007

Our rather anxious outlook during the fall last year has basically not changed too much, with only small signs of relief on the horizon. While some spot tonnage especially between 1400/2000teu size created pressure in the feast at the end of November, same was soaked up by slightly increasing demand from liner companies who appear to be willing to add at least temporarily ships to existing loops. It certainly should be worth to mention that modern tonnage and especially geared ships appear to have an advantage compared to older and less sophisticated vessels. Consequently a few owners have been able to secure decent periods for their vessels and have been able to fix or extend their ships already now with forward delivery.

The Baltic/Cont trade, with notably north European operators securing high spec and ice-classed tonnage of up to 1700teu appears to be quite fruitful these days. For example the 36mos deal of the "Langeness" with Delphis is above last done at USD 13500.- along with the en-bloc deal of 4 x 1600teu ships for the same account and rate, only for a slightly shorter at 24 to 26mos, with the last unit delivering in the upcoming July only. On the contrary side some owners have been willing to position half-way around the globe to match this demand which clearly indicates a certain gold-rush enthusiasm.

Ships above 2000teu have to be divided in two markets at the moment. While gearless ships of up to 2800teu ships were facing difficulties to secure employment a slight rally was experienced in the geared sector lately. Mostly lead by some Charterer’s desire to already secure tonnage for the forthcoming months. Even though rates for geared ships dropped below the 20.000.- USD/day mark for 12mos it clearly shows the significant difference gear makes when comparing those deals to the latest fixtures reported from the gearless sector.

Hardly any action is reported from ships above 3000teu with mostly MSC on the active side and only a few new deals being concluded along with some relet swaps and extensions. No big surprise keeping the lack of tonnage in that segment in mind.

 
 
 

FIXTURES

Gearless

MOL Prestige '06	MSC
80000 dwat 6400 teu (4500 at 14ts) 580 reefers / 25kn on 230ts 12mos - feast/black sea trade	30000
MSC Sweden '89	MSC
60640 dwat 4814 teu (3212 at 14ts) 495 reefers / 23kn on 159ts 24mos - feast/black sea trade - relet from MSL	22000
Portugal Senator '98	CMA CGM
63645 dwat 4545 teu (3361 at 14ts) 350 reefers / 24kn on 164ts 14mos - feast/usec trade	29100
Germany '96	MSC
60350 dwat 4158 (3124 at 14ts) 253 reefers / 23,5 kn on 150 ts 24mos - worldwide trade	24000
France '96	MSC
60350 dwat 4158 teu (3124 at 14ts) 253 reefers - 23,5kn on 150ts 24mos - worldwide trade	24000
Trieste '83	Evergreen
53310 dwat 3963 teu (2782 at 14ts) 300 reefers / 23kn on 140ts 24mos - world wide trade	17500
Maritim Frankfurt '93	MSC
44510 dwat 3469teu (2532 at 14ts) 198 reefers / 22kn on 100ts 36mos - worldwide trade	19300
Pegasus '88	Yang Ming Line
38631 dwat / 3129 teu (2498 at 14ts) 249 reefers / 22kn on 84ts extended 18mos - ncont/usec trade	21300
Carpathia '03	Hapag Lloyd
39443 dwat 2824 teu (2030 at 14ts) 554 reefers / 24kn on 95ts 13mos - feast trade	18500
Northern Victory '97	Irisl
40080 dwat 2808 teu (2110 at 14ts) 400 reefers / 22kn on 90ts 12mos - feast/meast/ncont trade	18950
Stadt Weimar '06	Hapag Lloyd
37570dwat 2742 teu (2115 at 14ts) 400 reefers / 21,8kn on 88ts 12mos - feast trade	18350
Howrah Bridge '85	K Line
35283 dwat 2250 teu (2030 at 14ts) 258 reefers / 20kn on 58ts opted 24mos - feast/india trade	14900
White Swan '89	MSC
26132 dwat 1939 teu (1588 at 14ts) 176 reefers / 19kn on 69ts 36mos - med express service	11000
Kestrel I '88	MSC
25684 dwat 1939 teu (1585 at 14ts) 176 reefers / 19kn on 69ts 36mos - worldwide trade	11000
Rijnborg '06	Delphis
16450 dwat 1712 teu (1289 at 14ts) 220 reefers / 20kn on 56ts 12mos - cont/baltic trade	14500
Sam Ratulangi '01	PIL
26510 dwat 1644teu (1350 at 14ts) 200 reefers / 19,1kn on 51ts ext 6mos - feast trade	11500
Reinbek '05	Delphis
16000 dwat 1600 teu (1090 at 14ts) 311 reefers / 20kn on 49,5ts 24-26mos - ncont/baltic trade	13500
Flottbek '05	Delphis
16000 dwat 1600 teu (1090 at 14ts) 311 reefers / 20kn on 49,5ts 24-26mos - ncont/baltic trade	13500
Eilbek '05	Delphis
16000 dwat 1600 teu (1090 at 14ts) 311 reefers / 20kn on 49,5ts 24-26mos - ncont/baltic trade	13500
Barmbek '05	Delphis
16000 dwat 1600 teu (1090 at 14ts) 311 reefers / 20kn on 49,5ts 24-26mos - ncont/baltic trade	13500
London Tower '94	Asiatic
23884 dwt 1525 teu (1250 at 14ts) 133 reefers / 19,0kn on 44ts 6mos - feast trade	12200
Spica '06	Delphis
13760 dwat 1100 teu (725 at 14ts) 220 reefers / 19,6kn on 37ts 12mos - feast trade	11500
El Gordo '06	KMTC
13760 dwat 1100 teu (725 at 14ts) 220 reefers / 19,6kn on 37ts 3mos - feast trade - relet fm delphis	9850
Taipan '96	Delphis
9000 dwat 935teu (620 at 14ts) 200 reefers / 19,3kn on 33ts 12mos - ncont trade	13500
Henneke Rambow '07	Unifeeder
11400 dwat 868 teu (600 at 14ts) 234 reefers / 18kn on 33,3ts 24 mos - ncont/baltic trade	13600

Geared

JPO Sagittarius '06	NYK
34622 dwat 2572 teu (1853 at 14ts) 440 reefers / 22kn on 89,5ts 30mos - feast/wcsa trade	20250
JPO Scorpius '07	NYK
34000 dwat 2566 teu (1853 at 14ts) 440 reefers / 22kn on 89,5ts 30mos - feast /wcsa trade	20250
Susanne Schulte '01	Maersk Line
34717 dwat 2560 teu (1850at 14ts) 600 reefers / 21,9kn on 87ts opted 12mos - feast trade	18000
Auguste Schulte '02	NYK
34622 dwat 2566 teu (1853 at 14ts) 440 reefers - 21,5kn on 89ts 24mos - feast/wcsa trade	19850
Hammonia Palatium '06	CCNI
33800 dwat 2540 teu (1900 at 14ts) 400 reefers / 22kn on 84ts 24mos - cont/wcsa trade	19500
Henrika Schulte '01	Maersk Line
33871 dwat 2530 teu (1850 at 14ts) 600 reefers / 22kn on 87ts opted 12mos - feast trade	18000
Ute Oltmann '98	Hapag Lloyd
33964 dwat 2470 teu (1912 at 14ts) 320 reefers / 20,9kn on 68,3ts extended 12mos - cont/aussie trade	19750
Helene S '06	Irisl
32800 dwat 2450 teu (1820 at 14ts) 400 reefers / 22,5kn on 79,8ts 16-18mos - feast/meast/ncont trade	21000
Ems Trader '00	Hapag Lloyd
34000 dwat 2450 teu (1886 at 14ts) 400 reefers / 21,8kn on 75ts extended 12mos - ncont/wcsa trade	19975
Ajama '94	Hapag Lloyd
33745 dwat 2420 teu (1850 at 14 ts) 300 reefers / 20,8 on 70ts 12mos - cont/aussie trade	19000
Valdivia '06	MSC
22300 dwat 1875 teu (1285 at 14ts) 385 reefers / 21kn on 67ts 2mos - uk/cont trade	13000
Viking Osprey '07	Gold Star Line
23600 dwat 1740 teu (1282 at 14ts) 300 reefers / 20,5kn on 68ts 12mos - seasia/wafrica trade	12500
Hansa Limburg '96	CMA CGM
23579dwat 1740 teu (1330 at 14ts) 300 reefers / 21kn on 64ts 1-2mos - feast/wafrica tr	13000
Sea Beta '05	Gold Star Line
23579 dwat 1720 teu (1200 at 14ts) 300 reefers / 20,5kn on 60ts 6mos - korea/singapore express service	12500
Ocean Arrow '07	Gold Star Line
21700 dwat 1688 teu (1200 at 14ts) 377 reefers / 20kn on 60ts 8mos - korea/singapore express service	12500
Hans Schulte '98	Gold Star Line
22330 dwat 1684 teu (1100 at 14ts) 160reefers / 20kn on 50ts 2mos - seasia//wafrica trade	11950
Buxsailor '93	Zim
23465 dwat 1684 teu (1152 at 14ts) 152 reefers / 19kn on 49ts 6mos - continent trade	12250
Buxmaster '86	Sea Consortium
23465 dwat 1597 teu ( 1148 teu at 14ts) 70 reefers / 17,5kn on 43ts 6mos - feast trade	12250
Dorian '94	Hapag Lloyd
22426 dwat 1524 teu (1115 at 14ts) 160 reefers / 19,5kn on 49,5ts 2mos - usg/usec trade	13000
Concord '94	CMA CGM
20150 dwat 1452 teu (1011 at 14 ts) 150 reefers / 19kn on 48ts 10-12mos - med trade	12500
Langeness '06	Delphis
17500 dwat 1368 teu (870 at 14ts) 258 reefers / 19,5kn on 45ts 36mos - ncont/baltic trade	13500
Rio Grande '98	Nile Dutch
20567 dwat 1301 teu (1000 at 14ts) 63 reefers / 17kn on 29,4ts 24mos - ncont/west africa trade	12950
Rio Rubio '99	Nile Dutch
20501 dwat 1300teu (1000 at 14ts) 63 reefers / 17kn on 30ts 24mos - ncont-west africa trade	12950
Rio Negro '99	Nile Dutch
20567 dwat 1300teu (1000 at 14ts) 63 reefers / 17kn on 29,4ts 24mos - ncont/west africa trade	12950
Warnow Whale '07	CSAV
18700 dwat 1296 teu (957 at 14ts) 390 reefers / 19,6kn on 45ts 4-5 mos - wcsa/cont trade	13150
Holnis '92	MOSK
17610 dwat 1208 teu (866 at 14ts) 75 reefers / 17,5kn on 37ts 15mos - feast/east africa trade	11000
Crux J '03	Maersk Line
16824 dwat 1180 teu (800 at 14ts) 316 reefers / 19,2kn on 51ts opted 12mos - uswc/wcsa trade	11200
Orient Stride '82	Asiatic
20,828 dwt 1152 teu (1152 at 14ts) 50 reefers / 16,0kn on 34,1ts ext 4 mos - seasia trade	9,000
CEC Star '93	CMA CGM
12216 dwat 1139 teu (709 at 14ts) 232 reefers / 18,5kn on 42ts 12-14mos - med trade	11000
Ocean '96	CMA CGM
14580 dwat 1122 teu (765 at 14ts) 150 reefers / 19,5kn on 44ts 12mos - caribs trade	11400
Stadt Duesseldorf '98	EWL
12920 dwat 1076 teu (675 at 14ts) 160 reefers / 20kn on 43ts extended 36mos - ncont/caribs trade	12750
Vn Sapphire '87	Samudera
14101 dwat 1022 teu (677 at 14ts) 35 reefers / 15,5kn on 87ts 6mos - seasia trade	7800
Merwetrader '06	Fairwind
11500 dwat 957 teu (604 at 14ts) 252 reefers / 18,8kn on 39ts 8mos seasia trade - relet fm yang ming line	10000
Reverence '01	Mitsui OSK Lines
12106 dwat 932 teu (650 at 14ts) 150 reefers / 18kn on 34ts 6mos - seasia trade	10000

This report reflects information given in good faith to the best of our knowledge, but without guarantee.