Peter Dohle Schiffahrts has emerged as one of the major beneficiaries of a raft of containerships changing hands for an estimated $60m, with the losers being smaller managing owners in Northern Germany.

Dohle is the major shareholder of former issuing house HCI Capital, which has taken over 13 vessels of 800 teu to 1,800 teu being hived off by HSH Nordbank.

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