A third major distressed fleet transaction by Greek shipping group Navios has received generally positive comments from Wall Street analysts.

However, those tracking Navios Maritime Partners note that the deal involves the purchase of some vessels in a struggling sub-sector and will not necessarily lead to a bump in payouts to investors.

Navios Maritime Partners last night announced the $113m purchase of 14 containerships from Rickmers Maritime Trust, a Singapore-listed trust that is being wound up after failing to secure a restructuring agreement.