Does Andi Case, the chief executive of Clarksons, deserve to be paid a £3m ($4.25m) bonus to receive total remuneration of almost £4m?

That is a lot of money to earn in what is still quite a troubled shipping market — even if this is the world’s largest shipbroking firm.

We will see whether investors think the company has been too generous at Clarksons' annual general meeting (AGM) on 10 May.