Bridget Diakun
Maritime Risk Analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence
Bridget Diakun joined Lloyd’s List Intelligence in January 2022 as a data journalist. She initially worked on understanding the impact that the war in Ukraine had on commercial shipping in the Black and Caspian seas.
In 2023, she was named 'Multimedia Journalist of the Year' by the Seahorse Freight Association for her extensive investigation into the trade out of the occupied ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk.
Now a Maritime Risk Analyst, Bridget focuses on the intersection of geopolitics and commercial shipping. She assesses the impact of conflict on seaborne trade, how the maritime industry adapts to sanctions and investigates tactics used by vessels to disguise illicit activities.
Latest From Bridget Diakun
Vessel leaving Ukraine struck by Russian missile
There are no known casualties so far following Russian strike. Vessel was destined for Egypt with Ukrainian grain cargo
China-affiliated ships running Red Sea gauntlet more frequently
Growing confidence in the safety of China-owned ships is encouraging some shipowners to undertake Red Sea voyages and others to expand on existing services
Shipment from Sevastopol reaches Egypt despite Ukrainian warning
Russia is adding more countries to its list of trading partners willing to accept cargo directly shipped from occupied territories
Bab el Mandeb transits see first meaningful increase since start of Red Sea crisis
It would be reasonable to expect transits through the Bab el Mandeb to continue to fall given the threat posed by the Houthis remains largely unchanged, but risk appetite is dynamic, and there is likely an element of risk normalisation that is making Red Sea voyages less daunting — and even appealing — for some
Libyan oil exports frozen as political crisis continues
Tankers are waiting to load off the Libyan coast after political crisis forced oil company to declare force majeure, halting all loadings in the divided Opec state’s ports since last week
The case of Alfa M shows how Russia is using shell companies to expand occupied territories trading fleet
On its most recent voyage general cargoship Alfa M loaded in the occupied Sea of Azov port of Berdiansk and delivered the cargo to a country in the Mediterranean, most likely Libya