Lego and shipping are no strangers, and this week the the Danish toy manufacturer has taken that association one step further.

Over the years, Lego has tackled AP Moller-Maersk Triple-E vessels and DFDS ships, and in 2008 the family behind the company even made their own break into shipowning with some product tankers.

TradeWinds has not escaped the lure of the plastic brick which has captured the imagination of children and adults alike for decades.