Emanuele Ravano sits in the Cafe des Philosophes under Ifchor’s office in Lausanne, Switzerland, having outlined what he believes makes the shipbroker tick.

It is a lesson in humility not usually found in the shipbroking fraternity involving his adherence to a “window and mirror” leadership model. “You look out the window when you have to attribute successes. And look in the mirror when you have to blame and take responsibility.”