Shipowner Leon Patitsas remains interested in diversifying the fleet of Atlas Maritime at a time when he sees value in both the wet and dry investments.

Patitsas – who has been exploring a return to drybulk following a cyclical downturn in the market – told Marine Money today he was positive about buying both bulker and tankers.

“I’m optimistic by nature. I wake up every morning and I look at my lovely wife next to me smiling,” he told an audience at the Dorchester Hotel.