A joint venture between Rickmers Group and Apollo Global Management has purchased six Panamax container vessels from Hamburg Süd for $176 million.
The ships, have been chartered back to Hamburg Süd for a period of three years. The 2007-built Bahai and its sister ships have nominal capacities of 3,630 TEUs, which includes 844 reefer plugs, according to the Hamburg Süd website.