Rumours linking Zodiac Maritime with the demolition sale of one of its older bulkers are untrue.

TradeWinds reported last week that the 264,000-dwt Handan Steel (built 1994) had been sent for scrap in a deal worth between $12.5m to $13m.

However, market sources say the ship is on time charter and continues to trade in the Zodiac fleet.

Zodiac bought the Handan Steel as the single-hull tanker Han Ei from NYK Line for $51m in August 2007 and converted it into a bulker.

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