TradeWinds readers have overwhelmingly chosen John Fredriksen as shipping's most famous face.

The question was posed following an interview given in India by Foresight Group chairman Ravi Mehrotra, who claimed: "Without trying to blow my own trumpet, but I'm the most famous face in shipping in the world today."

The ambitious shipowner may have a case if he's a household name among India's huge population, but he only garnered 9% of the votes cast by readers in our online poll.