An Indonesian-owned supramax bulker is reported to have lost contact with authorities and is feared to have sunk.

The 52,400-dwt Nur Allya (built 2002) is said to have been out of contact since 20 August, according to authorities in the Indonesian province of Maluku.

“The Standard Club Asia confirms that the dry bulk carrier Nur Allya is entered with them," a spokesperson told TradeWinds.