Load Line Marine of Greece has been linked to the purchase of a six-year-old supramax bulker.
US-based brokers said the company has bought the 56,000-dwt Nautical Aventurin (built 2012) for nearly $12.8m.
Word of the sale follows reports last month that the Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry-built vessel had been sold for $13.6m.
The ship's owner, Wilbur Ross-linked Nautical Bulk Holdings, did not respond to requests for comment.
Load Line is listed with a fleet of eight bulkers ranging from handysizes to ultramaxes, with an average age of seven years.
Successful asset play
The Greek shipowner has conducted two successful asset-play deals this year. In April, it sold the 52,000-dwt bulker Challenger (built 2001), which is now trading as the Aliyah Pratama, to Sentra Makmur Lines for $8.8m. Load Line bought the ship from compatriot owner Transmar in June 2016 for $3m.
The same month, George Souravlas-led Load Line also sold the 52,000-dwt bulker Top Trader (built 2001), reportedly for $9m. It bought the ship in April 2015 for $7.5m.
The Nautical Aventurin deal appears profitable for Bermuda-based Nautical, whose shareholders include US commerce secretary Ross, and leaves the company with 13 bulkers.
Nautical bought the Nautical Aventurin from Germany's Conti Group for nearly $11.8m in 2017, when it was named Aventurin.
