George Youroukos and Ian Webber are fast becoming the busiest double act in the containership sale-and-purchase market.

The Global Ship Lease (GSL) ­pairing has orchestrated the acquisition of 23 such vessels for a combined cost of about $500m in the year to date.

In doing so, executive chairman Youroukos and chief executive Webber have completed three major S&P transactions, including two this month.