The world’s largest shipbroker placed Greece at the top of its 2014 standings ahead of Japan in the latest twist in a duel between the “odd couple”.

Clarksons explains after trailing Greece in the 1990s, Japan surged ahead when the 2000s super-boom took hold.

“But Greek owners who were quite restrained during the boom, made up for it in 2010 and by the start of 2014 they were back at the top of the charts, with a fleet totalling 164m GT,” Clarksons said.

“So