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
Landlocked Malawi latest flag targeted by sanctioned tankers
Malawi has emerged as the latest flag registry targeted by the shadow fleet, with four UK- and EU-sanctioned tankers broadcasting AIS messages indicating Malawi as their flag. It is not clear whether the Malawi government is aware and has authorised these registrations
Shipping in wait-and-see mode as Iran and Israel conflict continues
Oil infrastructure was hit in weekend attacks, instances of ‘extreme jamming’ of AIS are causing security problems, and the regional threat level remains significant, but vessel traffic remains largely unaffected
Red Sea traffic remains 60% lower than normal volumes
The security dynamics in the Red Sea may have changed, but analysis of vessel-tracking data reveals this has done little to reassure the majority of those that diverted to the Cape of Good Hope in the early days of the crisis
Greece-owned merchant fleet navigates shifting trade lanes
Latest Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel-tracking data shows how Greece-owned tonnage has traded during 2024
More than 20% of US voyages made by Greek fleet exposed to port fees
Although the US Trade Representative proposal has been watered down, it still has significant implications for US-calling vessels
Red Sea risk not materially changed amid Houthi threat to Haifa-trading shipowners
Announcement from Houthis of a ‘prohibition on maritime navigation to and from the port of Haifa’ does not change the Red Sea risk picture, as owners with links to Israel have been targeted since the crisis began in November 2023, security experts say