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
Red Sea risk not materially changed amid Houthi threat to Haifa-trading shipowners
Announcement from Houthis of a ‘prohibition on maritime navigation to and from the port of Haifa’ does not change the Red Sea risk picture, as owners with links to Israel have been targeted since the crisis began in November 2023, security experts say
EU sanctions Russian grain operator in occupied Zaporizhzhia
All arrivals to Berdiansk are dark port calls, but satellite imagery confirms the port is open
Over 10% of the tanker fleet is now sanctioned following latest EU and UK measures
The EU and UK are scaling up their sanctions against Russia with more to come, despite the absence of US support
A guide to spoofing spotting
The methods involved in manipulating location information are constantly evolving and becoming more difficult to track, but many spoofing events can still be identified if you know what to look for
Shipping diverts away from Tripoli as violent Libya clashes escalate
Operations inside Libya’s UN-backed government controlled port have once again ground to a halt amid rising violence and the risk of escalating clashes. Vessels have diverted and the few remaining are preparing to exit as oil majors evacuate
Flag hopping an increasingly popular deceptive shipping tactic among sanctioned fleet
There have been 215 flag changes recorded already this year, compared to 200 in the whole of 2024