Greek boxship owner Diana Containerships has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for one of its Post-Panamax vessels.
Under the agreement, the company’s 2006-built Pucon will continue working for OOCL at a gross charter rate of USD 18,000 per day.
The charter extension, scheduled to commence on June 22, 2018, was agreed for a period of eight to twelve months.
The 6,541 TEU container vessel is currently chartered at a gross charter rate of USD 10,750 per day.
Diana Containerships informed that the employment extension is expected to generate USD 4.32 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period of the time charter extension.