Container charterer Global Ship Lease (GSL), which has a fleet of 68 ships built between 2000 and 2015 total load of 375 thousand TEUs, closed 2023 with revenues of $674.8 million, an increase of +4.5% compared to the previous year, which is much smaller compared to increases of +44.1% and +58.4% respectively recorded in 2022 and 2021 coinciding with the market's golden age containerised shipping. Last year, the only Base time charter revenues amounted to $666.7 million (+10,3%). Operating profit stood at €343.2 million (-3.1%) and net income at $304.5 million (+4.0%).

In the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, revenues totaled $178.9 million, with a growth of +8.4% on the corresponding period of the previous year, of which 177.4 million Base Time Charter Revenues (+13.3%). Operating profit and net profit decreased by -7.4% and -10.6% to 78.8 million and $67.0 million.