Three companies linked to beleaguered former shipping player ­Michael Zolotas have officially ceased to exist in Greece.

Local authorities have deregistered Newlead Shipping and Newlead Bulkers, two shipmanagement outfits that featured Zolotas as their legal representative.

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Newlead Shipping was set up in 2007 as the Piraeus-based arm of Panamanian entities within Zolotas’ NewLead group.