Torvald Klaveness Group is in negotiations to sell some of its containerships tonnage.

Brokers claim that the Oslo-based shipowner has sold the 2,500-teu Baleares and Bardu (both built 2014) to an undisclosed buyer for $18m each.

Group chief executive Lasse Kristoffersen confirms that the company is in negotiations for selling tonnage, although no deal has been completed.