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
Shadow fleet tankers disrupted, but not completely deterred by US blockade on Iran
A number of Iran-linked shadow fleet tankers are diverting or pausing voyages, but at least 10 traceable via their Automatic Identification System are seen ballasting towards the Middle East
US stresses effectiveness of blockade based on impact to Iran’s economy
The US is assessing the effectiveness of the blockade by its impact on Iran’s economy, according to a US defence official, who stressed that vessels transiting past the blockade can be intercepted outside the region
Non‑Iranian traffic through Hormuz hits post‑war high as dark transits surge
Non‑Iranian‑linked vessels cleared the Strait of Hormuz last week in their highest numbers since the war began, as boxships and tankers relied on dark transits and alternative routing to escape the Middle East Gulf during a brief reopening of the chokepoint
At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypass US blockade
While the US military says it has turned around over 20 vessels and ‘completely halted’ Iranian trade, Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic in and out of the Middle East Gulf
Iranian tankers pivot and pause voyages amid US clampdown
On Thursday, the US expanded its blockade terms claiming the right to seize Iran-linked vessels anywhere beyond neutral waters. The government also released details of where the blockade line falls
Signs of scramble from Iran-linked ships amid US blockade
A US-sanctioned tanker that appeared set to challenge the US blockade made a U-turn on Monday, while US forces said they forced six vessels to turn around