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.