Strongest containership charter market in 12 years yet to reach peak.

Soaring container freight rates and a shortage of boxes have been well documented, containership charter rates have also been enjoying their day in the sun, if not quite at the record levels seen for freight rates. A surge in charter rates has been witnessed across all sizes of containerships has led the Howe Robinson Containership Charter Index to stand at 1,293 points last week, its highest level in over 12 years since 2008. Soaring container freight rates and a shortage of boxes have been well documented, containership charter rates have also been enjoying their day in the sun, if not quite...