TradeWinds often starts January by fanning the maritime world to discover what’s on people’s minds as they begin a new year.

And for 2025 we wanted to one-up our project of two years earlier, when we gave more than 50 shipping leaders a $1bn fake fund to spend on improving the industry.

After considering giving our respondents a magic wand, this year we decided to anoint them with a title that we do not have the power to give — and one that would in reality be a clear violation of the Sherman Act and other anti-trust laws.

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