Swiss liner giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co’s appetite for second-hand container ship appears insatiable as brokers report yet another acquisition, this time involving a Peter Dohle Schiffahrts vessel.

The German tonnage providers’ 2,714-teu Ariana (built 2006), a Polish-built vessel, was said by Greek brokers to have been sold to MSC for an undisclosed price.

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The Ariana buy comes hot on the heels of a flurry of vessel purchases towards the end of July that saw MSC acquire the 4,892-teu Zhong Gu Jiang Su (built 2010), the 4,500-teu Maersk Launceston (built 2005) and The 4,892-teu Zhong Gu Jiang Su...