ER Schiffahrt — one of the world’s largest managers of containerships — is preparing to re-enter the market as a buyer.

A new management team headed by Nils Aden is planning to focus on opportunistic acquisitions, as well as growing its third-party business with international owners.

Aden, who this week took over as chief executive, says a new business development team has been established to focus on obtaining new sources of equity and shipowning projects.