In the Nasdaq-listed company’s firstquarter earnings report it said the German carrier will hold on to the3,436-teu Box Trader (built 2010) for up to six more months.

The operator indicated the extensioncommenced in May and won’t end until June at the earliest or October 2014 atthe latest.

Box Ships said the unit will rake in roughly$8,000 per day, which, according to a leading brokerage, is in line with thecurrent market average.

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