MPC Container Ships' chief financial officer Harald Wilke has resigned after sealing the German company's refinancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wilke will leave at the end of the year and be replaced by Benjamin Pfeifer on 1 January.

Pfeifer brings to the company a corporate finance background from various industries, the Oslo-listed shipowner said.

Benjamin Pfeifer is the new CFO of MPC Container Ships.