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Global Ship Lease Announces Additional Newbuilding Orders

$GSLPress releaseJun 24, 2026, 4:15 PM ETRead the release

Global Ship Lease announced an agreement to purchase five additional containerships for an aggregate price of approximately $413 million, bringing its total orderbook to 15 vessels. The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2029 and are contracted on multi-year charters with a TEU-weighted average term of 8.1 years. These charters are expected to generate aggregate Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $362 million over the firm terms, with an additional $131 million potential if extension options are exercised. The total orderbook is now expected to generate more than $1.0 billion of Adjusted EBITDA over an average firm charter term of 7.1 years.

Key figures

Delivery year
2029
New vessel count
5
Fleet vessel count
71
Projected ebitda firm
$362 million
Total orderbook ebitda
>$1.0 billion
Contracted revenue firm
$2.05 billion
Firm charter term years
8.1
Fleet average age years
18.2
Newbuilding order price
$413 million
Projected ebitda options
$131 million
Option charter term years
2.2
Total orderbook vessel count
15
Remaining charter term firm years
2.6
Contracted revenue including options
$2.58 billion
Remaining charter term including options years
3.3

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