Bridget Diakun
Senior Risk and Compliance 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 Lloyd’s List’s senior risk and compliance 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
Red Sea traffic remains unchanged by resurgent Houthi attacks
There were 244 transits through the Bab el Mandeb last week, up from 232 the week prior
Iran shipments to Houthis a masterclass in AIS manipulation
The Houthis have a robust weapons supply chain and there are limited options for interrupting these networks
Philippines orders crews to avoid high-risk areas as more recovered from Eternity C
Traffic through the Bab el Mandeb continues as normal, despite two ships being sunk this week
Timor-Leste joins rapidly growing market of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage
Timor-Leste, Asia’s youngest democracy, has just joined the rapidly expanding list of unwitting governments being used by fraudsters as a front for entirely fake shipping registries employed by sanctioned ships engaging in high-risk clandestine trades
Red Sea traffic dips after volatile June
The lowest weekly number of transits through the Bab el Mandeb since the start of the crisis was recorded last month after Israel’s attack on Iran
Shadow fleet scrutiny thought to be behind English Channel diversions
Germany says that enhanced surveillance and repeated requests for documentation is ‘increasing the pressure on the Russian shadow fleet and protecting the Baltic Sea habitat’