Desperate smaller lines struggling to find vessels are continuing to drive the container ship market to new heights in 2022.
That is the view of German shipbroker Hanse Bereederung, whose managing director Michael Zankl told TradeWinds: “The good market is becoming even better.”
After a historically good 2021, the strong start to this year surprised many observers, as most tramp tonnage was already fixed on long-term period deals and there were not too many open positions expected this year, he explained.
