Global Ship Lease (GSL) has once again increased the volume of turnover having recorded in the third quarter of 2025 revenues of $192.7 million, a record value that represents an increase of +10.7% over the same period in 2024. Operating profit was €99.2 million (+7.6%) and profit net of $95.0 million (+95.0%).

Commenting today on the results of the company, which has a fleet of of 69 owned containerships rented at leading global maritime carriers, the executive chairman of GSL, George Youroukos, highlighted that "throughout 2025 the enormous complexity and instability of the situation geopolitics and increased policy uncertainty have been in stark contrast to the consistency and to the strength of the medium and medium container rack rental market small size". The GSL fleet, in fact, which has a hold capacity of a total of 403 thousand TEUs, is made up of ships with a unit capacity between 2,200 and 9,100 TEUs plus an 11,000 TEU ship.

Youroukos explained the reasons that contribute to making high demand for the size of container ships offered by the "A growing number of external factors and interruptions - he specified - is progressively fragmenting and reducing the efficiency of the global supply chain of container ships and, consequently, increasing the number of vessels necessary to handle a certain quantity of cargo. The spread of intermediate and final production outside from China and throughout Southeast Asia; the companies of the large economies of consumption that diversify supplies and the geographical origin of goods to manage supply risks Chain; China developing and diversifying its end markets; the sudden changes in trade policies that interrupt or divert trade flows: all these factors - he noted Yourroukos - are pushing the airlines to look for additional and flexible tonnage to meet needs practices of their current activities'.

"Despite the fact that routes, timing and uses are in continuous evolution - continued Youroukos - the reality is that containerized trade continues to grow. With a spare capacity in the global fleet that is almost non-existent, we continue to negotiate and sign Attractive price rentals for future use. 2025 - has specified - is fully covered, 2026 is approaching full coverage and our open positions in the 2027 are shrinking rapidly."