Astra Shipmanagement has been linked to the purchase of the latest bulker divested by Triton Navigation, the shipowning arm of Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp.

Rumours have circulated in the market that the Netherlands-based Triton is selling off its fleet to buyers directly and is being wound up.

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Triton and Sumitomo strongly denied this when approached by TradeWinds.