The Embiricos family already has a reputation for well-timed moves in the secondhand market. However, if the latest broker reports from Greece are true, it is about to set a whole new asset-play standard.

Embiricos group outfit International Maritime Enterprises (IME) has agreed a sale of the 7,000-teu Crete I (built 2009) to unidentified Far Eastern buyers for a hefty $46m, the brokers said.