Exhibit 99.9

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR

SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these present that each of the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints William Woo, James J. Connors, II, Howard A. Matlin and Rosanna T. Leone, and each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as such undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1)          execute and deliver for and on behalf of the undersigned (i) any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to Global Ship Lease Inc., a Marshall Islands company (the “Company”) and required to be filed in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules thereunder and (ii) any and all schedules relating to the Company required to be filed in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder (together, the “Forms and Schedules”), in the undersigned’s capacity as a beneficial owner of securities and/or director of the Global Ship Lease Inc., KIA VIII (Newco Marine) Ltd, KEP VI (Newco Marine)  Ltd., the general partner of KIA VIII (International), L.P., KEP VI (Cayman), L.P. and/or Kelso GP VIII (Cayman), L.P., and/or a director of Kelso GP VIII (Cayman) Ltd. and/or KEP VI (Cayman) GP Ltd., and in and all other capacities pursuant to which such Forms and Schedules may be required to be filed by the undersigned;

(2)          do and perform any and all acts and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms and timely file such Forms and Schedules with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)          take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1)          this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

(2)          any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3)          neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any

liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

(4)          this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact of, for an on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this         5th          day of August, 2019.

KIA VIII (Newco Marine). Ltd.
By:		/s/ Frank J. Loverro
		Frank J. Loverro Director
KEP VI (Newco Marine). Ltd.
By:		/s/ Frank J. Loverro
		Frank J. Loverro Director
KIA VIII (INTERNATIONAL), L.P.
By:	Kelso GP VIII (Cayman), L.P., its General Partner
By:	Kelso GP VIII (Cayman) Ltd., its General Partner
By:		/s/ Howard A. Matlin
		Howard A. Matlin Director
Kelso GP VIII (Cayman), L.P.
By:	Kelso GP VIII (Cayman) Ltd., its General Partner
By:		/s/ Howard A. Matlin
		Howard A. Matlin Director
Kelso GP VIII (Cayman), Ltd.
By:		/s/ Howard A. Matlin
		Howard A. Matlin Director

KEP VI (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	KEP VI (Cayman) GP Ltd.
By:		/s/ Howard A. Matlin
		Howard A. Matlin Director
KEP VI (Cayman) GP Ltd.
By:		/s/ Howard A. Matlin
		Howard A. Matlin Director
/s/ Frank T. Nickell
Frank T. Nickell
/s/ Thomas R. Wall, IV
Thomas R. Wall, IV
/s/ George E. Matelich
George E. Matelich
/s/ Michael B. Goldberg
Michael B. Goldberg
/s/ Frank K. Bynum, Jr.
Frank K. Bynum, Jr.
/s/ David I. Wahrhaftig
David I. Wahrhaftig
/s/ Philip E. Berney
Philip E. Berney
/s/ Frank J. Loverro
Frank J. Loverro

/s/ James J. Connors, II

James J. Connors, II

/s/ Stanley de J. Osborne

Stanley de J. Osborne

/s/ Church M. Moore

Church M. Moore

/s/ Christopher L. Collins

Christopher L. Collins

/s/ Lynn Alexander

Lynn Alexander

/s/ Howard A. Matlin

Howard A. Matlin

/s/ Henry Mannix III

Henry Mannix III

/s/ Matthew S. Edgerton

Matthew S. Edgerton

/s/ Stephen C. Dutton

Stephen C. Dutton