Three companies linked to beleaguered former shipping player ­Michael Zolotas have officially ceased to exist in Greece.

Local authorities have deregistered Newlead Shipping and Newlead Bulkers, two shipmanagement outfits that featured Zolotas as their legal representative.

Newlead Shipping was set up in 2007 as the Piraeus-based arm of Panamanian entities within Zolotas’ NewLead group.