We are a Marshall Islands Corporation with administrative offices in London.
Our mission is to be a preferred provider of chartered containership tonnage for top tier liner shipping companies, supporting sustainable growth of distributable cash flows to our shareholders.
We own a modern, diverse fleet of containerships which are leased out under long-term, fixed-rate timecharters.
Our leases provide a cost effective alternative to direct vessel ownership for our liner shipping customers, allowing them to free up capital and management resources for other strategic needs.
Container shipping forms an integral part of the infrastructure underpinning globalization. From 1997 to 2007 containerized trade grew at an average compound rate of approximately 10% per year. This growth is further compounded in the containership leasing space by the trend towards the disaggregation of asset ownership and asset operation.
GSL is well positioned both to serve and capitalize upon opportunities within this dynamic space. We have a clear plan for strategic growth that will help us acquire new customers, grow our fleet and pay attractive quarterly dividends to our shareholders.
GSL offers investors an opportunity to participate in this high growth sector while being insulated from the short-term volatility of the freight markets themselves.