Who owns Safe Bulkers?
Safe Bulkers is owned by Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Monaco, NYSE: SB).[1]
Evidence: Safe Bulkers, Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Safe Bulkers, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇨 Monaco, Monaco
- Origin
- 🇲🇨 Monaco, Monaco
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Safe Bulkers
Safe Bulkers owns and operates drybulk vessels, which its FY2025 20-F says it has renewed since 2020 through newbuild orders. The filing credits the Hajioannou family with a long record in vessel ownership, noting Vassos Hajioannou first invested in shipping in 1958.
Ownership timeline of Safe Bulkers
- Current owner Safe Bulkers [1] verified
Where Safe Bulkers sits in Safe Bulkers
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: Safe Bulkers
Safe Bulkers is a publicly listed company headquartered in Monaco, Monaco. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SB.
Safe Bulkers is a Marshall Islands drybulk shipowner formed on 11 December 2007, with a Monaco address on its FY2025 20-F cover. The filing says its common stock trades on the NYSE under SB, that chief executive Polys Hajioannou leads it, and that its fleet capacity grew from 887,900 dwt before its May 2008 IPO to 4,559,000 dwt as of 20 February 2026.
Safe Bulkers: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇲🇨 Safe Bulkers and other Monégasque brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 12 brands that began in Monaco. 1 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Safe Bulkers is not one of them.
- Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo — Monte-Carlo SBM 🇲🇨
- Scorpio Tankers — Scorpio Tankers 🇲🇨
- La Monégasque — Unimer 🇲🇦
- Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo — Monte-Carlo SBM 🇲🇨
- Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort — Monte-Carlo SBM 🇲🇨
- Café de Paris Monte-Carlo — Monte-Carlo SBM 🇲🇨
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Safe Bulkers?
The parent company of Safe Bulkers is Safe Bulkers, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in Monaco.
Is Safe Bulkers Monégasque?
Yes. Safe Bulkers originated in Monaco and its owner, Safe Bulkers, Inc., is also headquartered in Monaco.
Is Safe Bulkers still owned by Safe Bulkers, Inc.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Safe Bulkers is still owned by Safe Bulkers, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Safe Bulkers, Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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