Should dry bulk owners who opted for exhaust gas scrubbers be happy about earning premiums in a low, coronavirus-stricken market?

Or should they rue the decision to take millions of desperately needed dollars off their suddenly strained balance sheets?

Those were the questions tackled by a panel of dry bulk owners — during an online conference hosted by Clarkson Platou Securities on Wednesday — courtesy of provocative comments from Diana Shipping chief strategy officer Ioannis Zafirakis.