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
Flag hopping hits unprecedented levels among sanctioned fleet
There have been 215 flag changes recorded this year alone
Panama’s expedited sanctions purge a boon for Guyana’s fraudulent registry
Since October 2024, there have been 135 vessels directly eligible for registration cancellation because of sanctions, 73 of these have reflagged once and eight have reflagged twice
Tracking sanctioned ships is a more difficult task as vessels share critical identification numbers
Vessels are using the same Maritime Mobile Service Identity numbers, a practice which can confuse the systems that ingest Automatic Identification System data
Vessel followed by armed persons in Gulf of Aden
The vessel is proceeding to the next port of call and all crew are safe
Sanctions and discounts fuel flurry of deceptive tactics to move Iran and Russia crude into China
Russian and Iranian dark fleet tactics are adapting to new sanctions realities and growing market-fuelled demand from China
Red Sea monthly transits jump despite heightened tensions
Analysts warn US air strikes could push the Houthis to act unpredictably in the Red Sea