The online auction of aboxship at the centre of a legal row was over almost as soon as it began.

Marshall Islands-registered Robin 4 Shipping quickly outbid its only competitor, Virgo Shipping and Trading, winning the 2,872-teu Arica (built 2007) for $6.5m.

Bidding was conducted via video conferencing system Zoom and presided over by a US marshal. It started at $1.61m,