CMB divests of Clarksons shares

   Antwerp-based ocean carrier Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has completely divested itself of participating interest in shipbroker Clarksons after an earlier sale of 720,000 shares in early January.
   A total of 3.239.650 Clarksons shares were sold by CMB this year, representing $58.5 million. The capital gain – that will be recorded in CMB’s first quarter results – amounts to about $41.5 million.
   CMB operates a fleet of bulk ships and passenger and cargo planes.