Richard Meade
Editor-in-Chief
Richard Meade is the Editor-in-Chief of Lloyd’s List.
He is an award-winning journalist and has been writing and talking about all aspects of the maritime industry and global trade for the past twenty years.
As Editor he is responsible for navigating The List’s subscribers through the volatile politics, policy, deals and market movements that make up nearly 90% of global trade.
He is also the host of the popular Lloyd’s List Shipping Podcast and a regular industry speaker and media commentator on all things shipping.
He joined Lloyd’s List in 2006 as News Editor after jumping ship from the weekly maritime magazine Fairplay and prior to that started his career at the Financial Times.
Latest From Richard Meade
Hormuz tanker attacks hit seven-month high as Iran seeks to undermine Middle East Gulf export recovery
A surge in tanker attacks to the highest level since the US-Iran war began is highlighting the limits of MEG export recovery, as Tehran seeks to prove that no shipping route through the region can be considered secure
Russia cites food security in fresh bid to slow IMO climate measures
Russia is urging the IMO to delay and soften its climate rules on food security grounds, even as Black Sea shipping disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict emerge as a major driver of rising global grain prices
Adnoc L&S orders three more VLGCs as fleet expansion gathers pace
Adnoc Logistics & Services has ordered three newbuild VLGCs worth $324m, extending an aggressive fleet expansion strategy that has already seen the UAE group spend more than $1.6bn on tanker and gas carrier acquisitions amid heightened regional security concerns