Blue Net Chartering, the new boxship pool formed by Costamare and Peter Dohle Schiffahrts, will be boosted by an injection of nearly 50 vessels from Norddeutsche Reederei H Schuldt, according to German sources.

The fledgling joint venture is in line to be handed the commercial management of the Schuldt fleet should its sale by parent company Norddeutsche Vermogen to private equity firm Advent International be completed.