Singapore has just come out on top again as the world’s leading maritime centre but can it maintain that position? Isn't Shanghai, with the might of the new Chinese mercantile armada behind it, likely to snatch the crown soon?

And what hope is there for Europe and its former top spots such as Oslo, Hamburg and Athens as tonnage ownership continues to move from West to East?

The crown has been placed again on the head of the Lion City after detailed research and analysis by Norway's Menon Economics in its latest