Ece Göksedef
Senior reporter, Lloyd’s List
Ece Göksedef is a London-based senior reporter at Lloyd’s List, specialising in data-driven investigations and risk analyses. She joined the publication in 2025 and focuses on in-depth reporting on global shipping, trade and the geopolitical dynamics shaping the maritime industry.
Before joining Lloyd’s List, Ece worked as an investigative journalist for the BBC and Al Jazeera, where she covered diplomacy, conflict and political developments across the Middle East.
She holds a master’s degree in politics of conflict, rights, and justice from SOAS, University of London, and a graduate degree in political science and international relations from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Latest From Ece Göksedef
Ukraine hits Russia’s key oil export facility in the Black Sea
The oil facilities and a tanker were set ablaze in Tuapse port after the Ukrainian drone attack in the early hours of Sunday
Ukraine reroutes LPG shipments through Danube over Black Sea security concerns
As demand for LPG in Ukraine remains high, and with repair work underway on its ports along the Danube river, Kyiv is now importing more LPG directly via the river
Ukraine’s maritime traffic down 30% as years of conflict hits grain exports
Grain-carrying vessels are driving the sharpest decline in marine traffic. Experts attribute this to conflict-related factors — financial strain, limited farm inputs and labour shortages — leading to reduced harvests in Ukraine. Additionally, rising attacks on Ukrainian ports are further curbing export volumes
Flag hopping accelerates as shadow fleet matures under sanctions pressure
Sanctioned ships are moving between ship registers faster and more frequently with some extreme cases rotating through six flag changes this year
First tanker carrying Kirkuk oil ready to sail from Ceyhan port
After a two and a half years of interrupted operations, Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline resumed oil flow on Saturday. The oil is at Türkiye’s port of Ceyhan, ready to be loaded to tankers to be taken to the international markets
Vessel ablaze and adrift following second Gulf of Aden attack
A Dutch cargoship was hit for the second time in a week while transiting the Gulf of Aden, leaving two crew injured and the vessel ablaze