Bridget Diakun
Maritime Risk 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 a Maritime Risk 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
Russia gains more than Ukraine in vague Black Sea deal
Announcements relating to a Black Sea ceasefire are remarkably thin on details. What is clear though is this deal — if realised in how it’s presented — would fail to boost Ukrainian seaborne trade
Black Sea security situation unchanged after ceasefire announcements
Statement from Russia’s foreign ministry adds confusion to ceasefire deal saying agreement will only come into force when certain sanctions and financial restrictions are removed
Baltic and Arctic are newest AIS interference hotspots
The disruption largely impacts vessels trading out of Russian ports but is also hitting ships sailing into and out of neighbouring areas like Poland
Syria’s online seaborne trade reaches new highs
February was a record-setting month in terms of ‘on the radar’ activity with 34 arrivals captured using AIS data, but when accounting for dark activity trade remains at normal levels
Plans to levy China-built ships would have hit 30% of arrivals last year
US Trade Representative hearing on China-built ships levy set for March 24. With every sector having a share of ships built, or building, in China all would be subject to a port fee
Escalation in Red Sea threat expected after US air strikes
Traffic trends unlikely to change if target criteria is expanded