Greek shipowner Simeon Palios has been struck down by the coronavirus, making him the latest high-profile shipping personality to suffer from the Covid-19 disease.
"Chairman and chief executive officer, Mr Simeon Palios, has tested positive for the novel Covid-19 virus," his US-listed company, Diana Shipping, said in a terse regulatory filing on Tuesday.
"The board of directors has appointed the company’s deputy chief executive officer, Mrs Semiramis Paliou, as acting chief executive officer on a temporary basis."
