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Down yet again
This is the Hamburg Shipbrokers' Association assessment of charter rates in US dollars a day for six different ship sizes and the new ConTex - Container Ship Time Charter Index.
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Date |
1,100-teu |
1,700-teu |
2,500-teu |
2,700-teu |
3,500-teu |
4,250-teu |
ConTex |
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23/02/2012 |
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21/02/2012 |
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16/02/2012 |
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14/02/2012 |
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09/02/2012 |
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07/02/2012 |
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02/02/2012 |
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31/01/2012 |
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26/01/2012 |
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24/01/2012 |
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19/01/2012 |
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Longer term performance of the VHSS ConTex containership indices.
ConTex index = 1,000 on 2 October 2007.
- The 1,100-teu vessel is the CV 1100 standard ship type, built 2002 onwards, with a charter period of 12 months.
- The 1,700-teu vessel is the B 170 standard ship type, built 1995 onwards, with a charter period of 12 months.
- The 2,500-teu vessel is the Type 2500 standard ship, built 1997 onwards, with a charter period of 24 months.
- The 2,700-teu vessel is a gearless standard ship, age unspecified, with a charter period of 24 months.
- The 3,500-teu vessel is a gearless standard ship, age unspecified, with a charter period of 24 months.
- The 4,250-teu vessel is a gearless standard ship, age unspecified, with a charter period of 24 months.
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