The newly-elected leader of the International Maritime Organization said he was not afraid of shaking up the organisation to open it to wider scrutiny.

Panama’s Arsenio Dominguez, the victorious candidate from six hopefuls to succeed South Korea’s Kitack Lim, said the body he would lead from 2024 would be more transparent and prepared to embrace change.

It follows criticism from Finland, whose candidate was unsuccessful in Tuesday’s secret ballot, of the “cosy shipping community that we have here in London”.