克拉克森研究公司（Clarksons）称，希腊已超越日本成为全球最大船东国，但其中的过程与人们眼中对这两个国家的一贯印象有很大差异

据这家全球最大船舶经纪行年初统计的数据，希腊船队的规模已超过日本，跃居全球第一。这也是两大船东国持续已久的“巅峰对决”的最新进展。

克拉克森解释称，日本在1990年代始终都尾随希腊，直到进入2000年代的超级繁荣期后，才一举赶超对手。

“但希腊船东在最景气的时期反而相当克制，直到2010年才迎头追上，并最终于2014年初以1.64亿总吨的船队规模重返榜首。”

“因此，人们对这两大航运巨头的传统看法显然有误。”

“向来被视作爱冒风险的希腊在景气时期退居一旁，反倒是日本的散货船投资者喜欢赌一把，尽管至今他们还在为此付出代价。”

克拉克森提供的最新数据显示，希腊船东目前拥有4894艘船合计1.689亿总吨，超过日本的8537艘船合计1.594亿总吨。

此外，中国以6427艘船合计1.167亿总吨屈居第三，德国以9510万总吨名列第四。

前十位的其余国家为：韩国、美国、挪威、新加坡、意大利和丹麦。


Greece has dethroned Japan as the world’s largest shipowning nation in a way which contradicts the traditional view of the two countries, Clarksons says.

The world’s largest shipbroker placed Greece at the top of its 2014 standings ahead of Japan in the latest twist in a duel between the “odd couple”.

Clarksons explains after trailing Greece in the 1990s, Japan surged ahead when the 2000s super-boom took hold.

“But Greek owners who were quite restrained during the boom, made up for it in 2010 and by the start of 2014 they were back at the top of the charts, with a fleet totalling 164m GT,” Clarksons said.

“So the perception of the two titans turned out to be wrong.

“Perceived risk taker Greece held back in the boom, whilst Japan’s bulk investors had a flutter, from which they now have a bloody nose.”

Greek owners today boast 4,894 ships of a collective 168.9 million gt, beating the 8,537 ships of 159.4 million gt in Japanese hands, Clarksons data shows.

China in third place has 6,427 vessels of 116.7m gt, while Gernamy sits fourth with 95.1m gt, the shipbroker said in its latest weekly update.

South Korea, USA, Norway, Singapore, Italy and Denmark complete the top 10.