A Greek bulker will be auctioned off live online next month in the US to settle a claim brought by a German cargo owner.

The US Marshals Service has set a date of 15 May for the sale of the 23,600-dwt Evolution (built 1995), exclusive broker CW Kellock said.

The Liberian-flagged handysize is moored in Charleston, South Carolina, having arrived there from Sao Sebastiao in Brazil on 30 January.