CMB Financial Leasing has acquired the four-ship multipurpose (MPP) carrier fleet of NSC Holding's GMB Maritime Liner Services.

Chinese financial sources said the supramax-sized MPP ships are for three-year charter to Guangzhou-based Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers, the project and industrial-oriented branch of the Cosco Group.

The ships are to be managed by the group's Tianjin Cosco Bulk Shipmanagement subsidiary, which announced the deal to Chinese media in connection with the delivery of the first ship at Jebel Ali.