London’s shipping community made stronger acquaintances with city politics while veteran shipbroker Lord Mountevans (Jeffrey Evans) was Lord Mayor of London.

He signed off his year in the historic post in November 2016 but the office has not lost touch with the industry.

Lord Mayor of London Charles Bowman made the Baltic Exchange one of his first ports of call Photo: Baltic Exchange

Charles Bowman, who took on the title of Lord Mayor of London a couple of weeks ago with a pro-business agenda, made the Baltic Exchange one of his first stops.