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
Tanker traffic into Middle East Gulf surges after Hormuz reopens
Tankers appear to be racing to exploit a 60-day window to move Middle East Gulf crude before the Hormuz reopening expires
Hormuz traffic is up, but confusion reigns over the strait and tolls remain on the table
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has surged after a partial reopening, but shipowners face a chaotic two-route system and renewed uncertainty as Iran, Oman and the US clash over control — while the prospect of tolls refuses to die
Russia prepares for potential shadow fleet influx to national flag
Moscow has unveiled a draft decree to speed up ship registration and allow foreign‑owned tankers to reflag to Russia, signalling a shift toward direct control of the shadow fleet as Western sanctions and vessel seizures intensify
Flag purge fails to dent Cameroon’s shadow fleet hub status
Cameroon may have deregistered 36 vessels, claiming to have dealt with the shadow fleet influx of tonnage, but 155 of its 165 active international ships remain sanctioned or part of the shadow fleet
EU’s Mediterranean naval force joins fight against Russia’s shadow fleet
Operation Irini’s boarding of two suspected fraudulently flagged tankers is the first evidence of coordinated efforts at an EU-level to disrupt Moscow’s shadow fleet
Stranded ships start to move as quiet US overwatch spurs Hormuz exits
Dozens of stranded vessels have begun slipping out of the Middle East Gulf in a steady new wave of Hormuz transits, aided by quiet US naval overwatch and fresh diplomatic deals. But the exits are raising concerns over navigational hazards