The German shipowner sent the 3,604-teu Neddloyd America(built 1992) and 4,181-teu Maersk Miami (ex: Neddloyd Hong Kong, built 1994) together to the torch for$450 per ldt, according to shipbrokers and cash buyers.

That equates to $9.2m for the former and $10.7m for thelatter.

Last month E.R. Schiffahrt scrapped three 1990s-builtcontainerships in India for the slightly lower price of $444 per ldt.

The 4,300-teu Maersk Dartford (built 1993) fetched $8.7m,while