Richard Meade
Editor-in-Chief
Richard Meade is the Editor-in-Chief of Lloyd’s List.
He is an award-winning journalist and has been writing and talking about all aspects of the maritime industry and global trade for the past twenty years.
As Editor he is responsible for navigating The List’s subscribers through the volatile politics, policy, deals and market movements that make up nearly 90% of global trade.
He is also the host of the popular Lloyd’s List Shipping Podcast and a regular industry speaker and media commentator on all things shipping.
He joined Lloyd’s List in 2006 as News Editor after jumping ship from the weekly maritime magazine Fairplay and prior to that started his career at the Financial Times.
Latest From Richard Meade
The Daily View: Buckle up
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
The Daily View: Slow returns
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
US climate finance alliance exodus will not affect Poseidon Principles
Banks are leaving climate-targeting alliances under pressure from a US-led ‘woke capitalism’ backlash, but that will not spill over into shipping’s Poseidon Principles for green ship finance and may ultimately expose the difference between what banks are saying and what they are doing
The Daily View: Monday blues
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
The Daily View: An end to freedom
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
No imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire deal in Gaza has not altered the current threat assessment for shipping in the Red Sea and shipping lines will not be prepared to disrupt global supply chains by re-routing until there is hard evidence the Houthi threat has diminished