Hapag-Lloyd has secured 12 neo-panamax containerships on period charter from three different tonnage providers.
The German liner operator has chartered five vessels of 10,010 teu each from US-listed Seaspan Corp; five Capital Maritime & Trading ships of 9,954 teu apiece; and a 10,114-teu pair from Danaos Corp.
Hapag-Lloyd confirmed that the charters have been extended for periods of between one and three years.
