Liner operators are committing to longer charters in what marks a paradigm shift in the charter market.
Israeli operator Zim has emerged as one of the more active players having chartered in a batch of traditional and post-panamax containerships in recent days on two-year and three-year periods.
Zim has taken the 5,071-teu wide-beam Seadream (built 2014) from Greek owner Thenamaris for between 30 and 34 months at $35,000 per day, according to brokers.
