Chief executive Polys Hajioannou used Safe Bulkers’ second-quarter results as a pulpit to launch a scathing attack on charterers, who, in his view, fail to do their part in helping shipping cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I am very disappointed to say that owners don’t have charterers’ support,” Hajioannou said on Wednesday in a conference call with financial analysts.
Most cargo owners refuse to accept responsibility for delays and costs caused by the detours ships often need to take to relieve their exhausted crews, he argued.
