M?rsk sells last three M Class vessels

A P Møller-Mærsk has reportedly sold three older container carriers to Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC, for an undisclosed sum. A P Møller-Mærsk has not made any comment so far. The ships sold are the Magleby Mærsk, Marie Mærsk and Majestic Mærsk, all built in 1990. They are sister vessels in a series of twelve 66,400 DWT units with a capacity of 4,400 TEUs. The panamax vessels made the headlines in 1988 as they were the first ships allowed to pass through the Panama Canal with a length of 970 feet instead of the usual maximum of 950 feet. The three vessels are the last in the series owned by A P Møller-Mærsk, the other sister ships have been sold off and taken back on time charter from US and Greek owners.