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Maersk sells three large container vessels to Sweden

Maersk Co Ltd, London, has sold three container carriers of the B-class to Swedish Nordea Finans Sverige AB in a sale and lease back scheme. The three container carriers are now registered in the Swedish register, but will fly Danish flag in a bareboat charter arrangement. The three ships are the latest deliveries in the B-class: Maersk Beaumont, Maersk Brownsville and Maersk Buffalo.
   The B-class vessels are believed to be the fastest containerships with a service speed of over 30 knots and they have a capacity of 4,170 TEUs. Presently the three units are laid up. The Maersk Buffalo and the Maersk Brownsville are lying off Laem Chabang in Thailand, while the Maersk Beaumont is moored at Loch Striven, Scotland. The three container vessels will contribute with some 156,000 DWT to the Swedish Registry.

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