Durban high court has ordered the sale of a Rickmers Holding containership to pay creditors' claims.

The 4,250-teu Schliemi Rickmers (built 2010) has been acquired for $11.78m through a private treaty by Zoner Shiptrade, registered in the Marshall Islands, according to court documents obtained by TradeWinds.

The South African legal action was filed by applicant HSH Nordbank, with respondents Surby Navigation, listed by Equasis as care of Rickmers Shipmanagement in Singapore, and Maersk Line, the former charterer of the ship.