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
Iran establishes ‘safe’ shipping corridor for approved and paid for transits
Iran has created a de facto ‘safe’ shipping corridor through its territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, offering vetted vessels passage in exchange for approval — and in at least one case, a reported $2m payment
India- and Pakistan-owned ships transit Strait of Hormuz
While Iranian-linked tonnage still dominates Strait of Hormuz transits, there is evidence that other nations are growing in confidence their vessels will be safe from attack if they enter the chokepoint
Iran’s shadow fleet disrupted by Middle East war
The impact to the shadow fleet is far more muted than for mainstream trades, but evidence shows these tankers are not immune to the situation playing out in their backyard
Shadow tankers divert to India after US green lights Russia imports
The tanker fleet that operates outside the mainstream market has quickly taken advantage of the opportunity afforded by the US waiver
No large tankers tracked entering the Middle East Gulf in past two days
The Strait of Hormuz may not be officially closed, but not one tanker above 10,000 dwt had entered the Middle East Gulf for more than two days on Friday afternoon, prompting fears that energy exporters will need to cut back production
Red Sea return dashed by war in Middle East
Bab el Mandeb traffic is tracking below-average levels since the security situation deteriorated, but more time is needed to fully understand how the conflict will impact routing decisions