Akkon Lines from Turkey has taken on its largest ship to date. Alphaliner is reporting the carrier has taken Transfar Shipping’s 1,732 teu A Daisen on a six-month charter for $35,000 a day, a ship that is approximately 600 teu bigger than the next largest one in its fleet.
on a six-month charter for $35,000 a day, a ship that is approximately 600 teu bigger than the next largest one in its fleet.Fast-growing Akkon connects Turkey with ports in the Black Sea, the East Mediterranean and North Africa.
The A Daisen had previously been on charter for a period of 12 months to UK forwarder DKT Allseas at $50,000 a day, a stark illustration of how steeply charter rates are falling off in recent weeks.
