Global Ship Lease (GSL) has hit a tempo with its chartering activity, having announced fixtures for the third consecutive Monday.

The New York-listed owner today said it has agreed to five-year charters with MSC for 8,667-teu GSL Tianjin (built 2005) and OOCL Qingdao (built 2004).

They will both be renamed MSC Tianjin and MSC Qingdao, respectively.

The new charters, are expected to make about $25.6m