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
India’s Middle East Gulf crude imports rebound as Russian barrels return via Suez
The threat of 100% US tariffs continues to hang over New Delhi as Russian crude flows to India amid the ongoing Hormuz choke
Non-Iranian bulker traffic through Hormuz holds firm despite security risks
Non-Iranian bulk carrier traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at roughly double pre-ceasefire levels despite renewed security threats, as operators continue moving essential cargoes and adapt to shifting regional trade flows
Conflict pushes Russia-Iran trade deeper into the Caspian
Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows shipping activity between Russia and Iran on the Caspian Sea has surged since the Strait of Hormuz crisis, as traders shift cargo on to alternative routes despite growing infrastructure constraints and security concerns
Tankers bypass Hormuz transfer bottleneck as direct India deliveries emerge
Growing congestion in the Gulf of Oman ship-to-ship transfer network is pushing some charterers and shipowners towards direct VLCC deliveries to India or STS operations nearby — a shift that could ease logistical bottlenecks, increase effective fleet supply and further support the recovery of Middle East crude exports
VLCCs resume Yanbu liftings as Saudi pipeline comes back online
Saudi Arabia’s Hormuz bypass is back in business, if only partially, three weeks after drone attacks knocked out its only alternative crude export route
Guinea bauxite boom lifts capesize earnings and values
Long-haul cargo growth pushed average tonne-mile demand up 5.3%, while benchmark capesize earnings climbed nearly 80% year on year