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
Besiktas Shipping ceases all Russia-related operations after vessel attacked
The Turkish manager of Mersin, which was hit by explosions off the Senegal coast a few weeks after loading in Russia, is ceasing its Russia-related voyages
Ukraine denies latest tanker attack
Ukrainian foreign ministry accused Russia of staging the incident on Midvolga-2
Ukraine intensifies Black Sea attacks on Russian vessels
Turkish authorities said messages to all parties calling for the attacks on shipping to cease were communicated ‘very clearly’
Russia likely to retaliate following Ukraine attacks on shadow fleet tankers
Sanctioned product tanker Virat and shadow fleet crude oil tanker Kairo were hit by naval drones, Ukrainian security services confirmed
Culture change needed to increase number of women in shipping
Women seafarers face many health and safety problems globally, and their problems are not seen as important by their employers. But to solve the recruitment and retention crisis, steps need to be taken
Tanker seized by Iran released
Marshall Islands-flagged Talara was released on Wednesday morning by Iran, one day after it appeared to have unloaded its cargo in Iranian waters