London still has the edge

摘要

When the editor of Fairplay signed off his very first edition in May 1883, there was no doubt which city was the world's pre-eminent maritime centre. But today, London finds itself in a beauty contest for the sixth or seventh spot worldwide. Menon, the business consultancy with headquarters in Oslo's green and pleasant suburbs, has worked on a fresh study of the leading maritime cities of the world, most of which are not national capitals.