Zim has reportedly struck three-year deals worth $176m for a trio of intermediate container ships in time charters amid still robust period charter rates.
The New York-listed liner operator has chartered two of the ships from Greece's Costamare and a third from Germany's NSB Group, according to VesselsValue.
The intelligence provider's database shows that Costamare chartered the 6,644-teu Maersk Kingston and Maersk Kolkata (both built 2003) to Zim for $53,000 per day each, beginning in March.
