- February 21, 2019
- Posted by: Contships
- Categories: News, Press
By Harry Papachristou
Nikolas D Pateras-led company seeks to grow feeder fleet
Greek owner Nikolas D Pateras is well on his way to fulfilling his aspiration to double the size of his feeder containership fleet.
His Contships Management is understood to be picking up seven such ships in two separate transactions, according to market sources in Greece and Germany.
The first deal involves five vessels from Germany’s Hartmann, which are understood to be in debt to Nord/LB.
Read full article at: Tradewinds
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