ING managing director Stephen Fewster says Covid-19 has not yet led to a queue of shipowners knocking at his door to request changes to their lending agreements.

He puts his good fortune, in part, down to selecting clients with good management teams, or “people who are shipowners rather than outright asset players”.

“I’m not saying we are not getting any requests, of course we are, but they’re quite limited,” Fewster said during a telephone interview.