Portline Bulk International and Goodbulk have been linked to sales of capesize bulkers amid some hopeful signs for secondhand prices.
Goodbulk, however, has denied reports that it has sold one of its large bulkers.
Lisbon-based Portline has reportedly sold its only capesize, the 176,000-dwt Ina (built 2003), which could see it become a pure ultramax and supramax owner.
The Universal-built vessel is believed to have fetched $9.1m,
