Ng Siu Fai and Ng Kam Wah Thomas received $3.441m each in2013, the shipowner’s annual report said.

As with recent years a large part of their pay chequescome from bonus payments.

Each received $2.051m as an annual bonus in 2013, on topof salaries of $1.077m, the report revealed.

Their packages break down at around $9,400 per day,slightly less than a supramax bulker can command on the spot market today.