Seatrade is building up a fleet of owned and chartered vessels for a new container service.

The Antwerp-based reefer specialist is taking Reederei Nord’s latest boxship newbuilding on charter for a new service using eight containerships of 2,200 teu to 2,500 teu.

It is paying around $8,550 per day for six to 10 months to take the 2,500-teu Nordamelia (built 2017), which was delivered this month from Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.

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