Germany's NSC Group is taking advantage of a revived containership market to hive off a trio of classic panamax vessels.

The Hamburg-based shipping company is selling three 5,085-teu vessels to interests linked to Evangelos Marinakis-backed Capital Product Partners.

The 5,085-teu Chicago, Las Vegas and Memphis (all built 2008) are being sold for a combined price of about $28.5m.

That reflects a sharp escalation in value of approximately $1m per vessel in a matter of weeks.