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Home » Secondhand Container Ship Deals Jump Over 100% In H1 2021

Secondhand Container Ship Deals Jump Over 100% In H1 2021

by Joshua
July 4, 2021
in Coast To Coast

During the first half of 2021, a total 277 container ships have changed hands, a 103.7% jump from 136 ships bought and sold in the same period of 2020 (source: VesselsValue). The jump testifies to a red-hot container market that has fueled demand for tonnage, not only in the charter market, but also for secondhand ships. A total of 922,203 TEU found new owners, with an average ship size of 3,403 TEU. The average size of ships being traded has fallen compared with last year; while the number of deals has more than doubled, the capacity has only increased by 40.1%

Secondhand Container

By far the most traded ship so far this year has been feeder ships (100 – 2,999 TEU), of which 167 have been sold, a 165.1% increase from the first half of 2020. Sales of feeder ships have totaled 289,636 TEU. This is second only to the 358,874 TEU of post Panamax (5,000- 9,999 TEU) ships, of which 54 have been bought and sold in the first half of 2021.

The largest ships have been the least popular on the secondhand market with only five ships above 10,000 TEU changing hands.

Costlier around the board to get hold of space

The costs paid by shippers have skyrocketed, and similarly, so has the price facing charterers which are paying record amounts for chartering ships in. The high demand for tonnage is therefore reflected in the second-hand prices. Of the feeder ships which have disclosed prices, the average paid in June was USD 17.6 million. This is more than four times the USD 4 million average for deals going through in June 2020 (source: VesselsValue).

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“Carriers’ options for getting hold of extra tonnage in the short term to meet current demand is limited to the charter and secondhand market. The former is getting progressively more expensive and harder to come by as available tonnage is quickly snapped up, leaving the option of buying in existing tonnage. Currently, both options come at a premium,” says Peter Sand, BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst.

“From the seller’s perspective, the current prices offer a great incentive to sell, highlighting the role of asset play in some shipowners’ models, as profits on ships being sold these days can potentially cover the losses made by the ship over its lifetime.”

Source: BIMCO, Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst

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