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
Russian ‘spy ship’ fraudulently using IMO of laid up vessel
The IMO transmitted by the research vessel erroneously suggests the ship is owned by a sanctioned Russian company that conducts offshore and onshore geological prospecting, when it is in fact directly owned by the Russian navy
Russian ‘spy ship’ gathering intelligence on UK’s underwater infrastructure
The vessel has sailed through the English Channel twice since November, disabling its AIS for parts of the voyage in both instances
Crimea caller sails for Libya in Russian power play
A bulk carrier is on its way to the Libyan port of Misurata after loading in occupied Feodosia
The Houthis are still calling the shots in the Red Sea
The segments of the shipping industry that were either forced to reroute or freely chose to are not relying on naval escorts or diplomatic negotiations to decide on whether they will return, but are waiting for a signal from the Houthis themselves
No imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire deal in Gaza has not altered the current threat assessment for shipping in the Red Sea and shipping lines will not be prepared to disrupt global supply chains by re-routing until there is hard evidence the Houthi threat has diminished
Lloyd’s List Intelligence acquires Infospectrum
Infospectrum is a counterparty risk provider and the deal will further enhance risk management offerings