CONTAINERSHIP owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) - CMA CGM's
charterer - has commended container lines for implementing general rate
increases GRIs rather than resort to last year's rate war which contributed to
profit loss.
By implementing price discipline in 2012, particularly on
the contracting Asia-Europe trade, global carriers were tired of losing money
and were able to create a disconnect between two markets, said its CEO Ian
Webber.
"On the face of it, both freight and short-term charter
rates are driven by the same factors; demand for and supply of container
shipping capacity," he added.
The containership owner has long-term charter coverage of
US$1.1 billion of contracted revenue and is expecting "no financing or
refinancing risk" until 2016. It expects to see a year-end profit from its
French container giant CMA CGM, which charterers 17 of its vessels and as a
company expects to remain "well-positioned".
Source : HKSG.
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