Bangkok-listed Thoresen has bought the 56,000-dwt Orient Rose (Built 2006) from OMC Shipping, brokers report.

A price of $22m is believed to have been paid for the Mitsui-built bulker.

Tuesday was a public holiday in Singapore and no one was available from the company to confirm or deny the deal.

Thoresen has been busy building up its fleet over the past six months.

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