A sale of collapsed Hanjin Shipping is being considered by a Seoul bankruptcy court.

But a disposal is one of a number of options and no decision has yet been taken on how best to tackle the heavily indebted company's problems, according to central district court judge Choi Ung-young.

He told reporters a sale is possible in principle, a comment sure to add further fuel to speculation that Maersk Line could move for Hanjin, as well as restructured rival Hyundai Merchant Marine, which itself has ambitions to take over some of its competitor's assets.

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