Ece Göksedef
Senior reporter, Lloyd’s List
Ece Göksedef is a London-based senior reporter at Lloyd’s List, specialising in data-driven investigations and risk analyses. She joined the publication in 2025 and focuses on in-depth reporting on global shipping, trade and the geopolitical dynamics shaping the maritime industry.
Before joining Lloyd’s List, Ece worked as an investigative journalist for the BBC and Al Jazeera, where she covered diplomacy, conflict and political developments across the Middle East.
She holds a master’s degree in politics of conflict, rights, and justice from SOAS, University of London, and a graduate degree in political science and international relations from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Latest From Ece Göksedef
Red Sea return dashed by war in Middle East
Bab el Mandeb traffic is tracking below-average levels since the security situation deteriorated, but more time is needed to fully understand how the conflict will impact routing decisions
War zone GNSS interference surges across the Middle East Gulf
A total of 655 vessels in the Middle East Gulf and Gulf of Oman have been hit by GNSS interference since the start of the war in Iran, as both sides appear to be attempting to manipulate satellite navigation systems
Ukraine’s Iranian trade ban defied by grain operators
Sophisticated deceptive shipping practices taken straight from the shadow fleet playbook are used to hide the deliveries
Aspides extends operation but with less financial support
The Council of the EU decided to extend Aspides operation for another year with a decreased amount of financial cover as the security risk increases in the region
Red Sea traffic slows under seasonal challenges and increased security risk
Red Sea traffic fell for a second month in January as seasonal softness combined with rising geopolitical tension, pushing Suez and Bab el‑Mandeb volumes lower. Bulk and tanker activity weakened, but containership transits have slightly increased, highlighting a fragile, uneven recovery still constrained by volatile security conditions
Red Sea dark transits at two-year high
It is not unusual for owners and operators to take precautionary measures when passing through the Bab el Mandeb, but the growth in dark activity reveals changing dynamics in the area