In an unusually quiet sale-and-purchase market for bulkers, two Greek companies are reportedly exiting the supramax arena while Turkish peers make their debut.

Brokers in the US and the UK report Lou Kollakis-led Chartworld Shipping as shedding the 50,200-dwt Aifanourios (built 2002), one of its two oldest bulkers. The Shanghai Shipyard-built vessel, which is due for dry-docking next month, fetched $4.9m,