Global Ship Lease has scrapped its second vintage boxship in quick succession, brokers say.

The New York-listed owner has sent the 4,133-teu Ville d'Orion (built 1997) to be chopped up in India, sources suggest.

A price of $328 per ldt has been placed on the vessel, meaning a $5.22m pay day for GSL.

Attempts to reach chief executive Ian Webber for comment were unsuccessful at the time of writing today.