Empros Lines has moved on an eight-year-old ultramax, as part of an expansion plan that is easier now that more such units are ­becoming available on the second­hand market.

Managers at the Greek com­pany confirmed that clients ­acquired the 61,500-dwt Shiny Halo (built 2011) last week. They declined to comment on the price of the transaction, which some brokers reported as $16.5m.