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
US lifts sanctions on occupied territory callers while ending Syria restrictions
In terminating the Syria sanctions programme, the US Treasury has revoked restrictions on three vessels with a history of exporting cargo from Russia-occupied Crimea
Nakhodka Bay becomes new STS hub for sanctions-skirting tankers
Sanctioned tankers are conducting ship-to-ship transfers so ‘clean’ vessels can deliver shipments from Russia’s Far East ports
Surge in ‘dark’ calls to China’s Dongying port signals growth hub for sanctioned oil trade
Surge in stealthy tanker visits highlights Dongying’s growing valve role for bypassing sanctioned oil trade
Caution, U-turns and rising rates, but tanker traffic continues largely unscathed for now
The maritime threat level remains ‘elevated’ as the world waits for Iran’s inevitable military response to US missile strikes, but despite an initial flurry of vessel U-turns tanker transits remain reduces but well within the ‘normal’ range of volatility for the region
Sevastopol exports: how Russia circumvents sanctions programmes
A Lloyd’s List exclusive reveals the companies and processes that enable Russia to continuously export grain from occupied Crimea despite international restrictions aimed at curbing this activity
Landlocked Malawi latest flag targeted by sanctioned tankers
Malawi has emerged as the latest flag registry targeted by the shadow fleet, with four UK- and EU-sanctioned tankers broadcasting AIS messages indicating Malawi as their flag. It is not clear whether the Malawi government is aware and has authorised these registrations