Safe Bulkers executives detailed operating expense (opex) cuts that analysts said represents an industry low.

But it wasn't enough to beat a dismal market, with Evercore ISI analyst Jonathan Chappell predicting that the New York-listed bulker owner won't reach profitability in the "foreseeable future".

As TradeWinds reported earlier, the Polys Hajioannou-led company reported a $17.6m net loss for the first quarter, deeper than the $6m in red in k a year earlier.

Daily vessel opex

Q1 2015Q4 2015Full year 2015Q1 2016
$4,872$4,072$4,377$3,653

Adjusted loss per share of $0.21