Maersk Line could be tempted with a containership order aided by the ammunition from its energy asset sales, Alphaliner says.

Parent AP Moller-Maersk has netted $1.17bn from the sale of Maersk Tankers with a further boost from the $7.45bn sale of Maersk Oil to Total.

The remaining energy businesses, Maersk Drilling, a reported target for Rowan, and Maersk Supply Service, are worth a further $6bn, researchers at Alphaliner say.