Boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) is reaping the benefits of the recovery of the post-panamax market by fixing a clutch of large containerships.

The New York-listed tonnage provider will net $16.4m from the fixture of a pair of modern neo-panamaxes that account for the lion's share of fresh charter earnings.

The 9,115-teu Maria XL (built 2015) has been fixed to an unnamed operator at a charter rate worth a total of $14.3m