Peter Dohle-controlled Hammonia Reederei and Roberto Echevarria’s NSC Schiffahrts have come out on tops in an eight-ship transfer between Zim and its creditor banks.

The German companies have been awarded technical management of four 8,000-teu and four 10,000-teu boxships taken over by the banks as part of the restructuring of the Israeli shipping line.

The move was related to the restructuring of $729m in debts owed by Zim to ship financiers.

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