‘We’re plugging a gap,’ says forwarder paying $100,000 a day for small boxship

A UK freight forwarder is paying the highest rate to date to charter a small container ­feedership.

Allseas Global Logistics is paying close to $100,000 per day to deploy a 2,000-teu boxship in a new liner service from China to the UK.

It believes the charter makes sense in a market where freight rates are soaring, space is short and containers are continuously being rolled.