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
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
Red Sea return gathers pace as Maersk restores another Suez service
Maersk has restored a second service to the trans-Suez route, adding to evidence that container lines are cautiously reassessing Red Sea risks. While traffic remains well below pre-crisis levels, rising transit volumes and the return of larger vessels suggest confidence is slowly rebuilding
Panama flag exodus accelerates as Washington threatens probe into Beijing’s crackdowns
The exodus, unseen in nearly two decades, is still gathering pace even as China halves detentions of Panama-flagged ships, while Washington’s threat of a probe risks broader US-China shipping tensions
Fresh tanker attacks sharpen crude importers’ Red Sea vs Hormuz dilemma
Some refiners are picking the lesser evil, choosing Yanbu in the Red Sea for crude imports. But new attacks on two vessels this morning complicates matters for refiners, who have no choice but to import barrels from the MEG