Bridget Diakun
Maritime Intelligence and Research Director, 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 maritime intelligence and research director, 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
Hormuz transits collapse as violence against ships escalates
Traffic through the Hormuz plunged to levels seen during the early stages of the conflict as hostilities in the region continues to escalate
Disrupted Saudi tanker traffic goes dark following Houthi embargo
Saudi oil exports from the Red Sea are increasingly disappearing from view as tanker operators switch off tracking signals or abandon voyages in response to a Houthi maritime embargo, threatening a key alternative export route already strained by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz conflict continues as Iran retaliates and US forces board vessel amid blockade
Renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are set to keep transits at bay as the IEA chief warns global crude supplies remain at risk if the situation does not improve
Strait of Hormuz traffic collapses amid escalating hostilities
The deteriorating security situation in the Middle East Gulf is slowing transits of the Strait of Hormuz by vessels not affiliated to Iran to a trickle
Tanker transits through Strait of Hormuz plunge as Iran attack kills crew member
Iranian missile strike kills crew member and US reinstates blockade as Strait of Hormuz tanker transits nearly halve, signalling deeper crisis ahead
Trump suggests US-imposed fee for Hormuz transits
Traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, but not stopped as the US and Iran trade attacks over the weekend