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Global Ship Lease enters containership charter agreement OOCL
Global Ship Lease, Inc., a containership charter owner, announced that it has agreed a new charter with Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL). for the 2003-built, 2,207 TEU GSL Keta. Commencing in late July, the vessel will be chartered for minimum 50 days / maximum 90 days to OOCL at a fixed rate of $8,700 per day.
Ian Webber, Chief Executive Officer of Global Ship Lease, commented, “We are pleased to have signed this charter at an improved rate with a top-tier counterparty in OOCL. With strong fundamentals driving continuing improvements across the ship sizes that make up our fleet of high-quality, mid-sized and smaller containerships, Global Ship Lease is in an excellent position to realize additional benefits for our shareholders.”