This week brokers report that Japanese shipowner Nisshin Shipping has offloaded two more ships.

In February, the active seller was reportedly in negotiations to sell a 15-year-old panamax, the 76,000dwt Medi Kobe, to Chinese buyers for US$2.7m, a record low at the time. The sale failed and now it has been sold for a slightly lower US$2.65m to Chinese buyers who have also taken the one year older and slightly smaller 74,000dwt Washington Trader for an undisclosed price. Nisshin is approaching ten bulkers sold so far this year.