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
Red Sea traffic slows under seasonal challenges and increased security risk
Red Sea traffic fell for a second month in January as seasonal softness combined with rising geopolitical tension, pushing Suez and Bab el‑Mandeb volumes lower. Bulk and tanker activity weakened, but containership transits have slightly increased, highlighting a fragile, uneven recovery still constrained by volatile security conditions
Red Sea dark transits at two-year high
It is not unusual for owners and operators to take precautionary measures when passing through the Bab el Mandeb, but the growth in dark activity reveals changing dynamics in the area
Syrian trade surges nearly sixfold a year after government takeover
Syria’s traceable maritime traffic has peaked to its highest level since the civil war ended and sanctions were gradually lifted, as the country’s need for crude oil and LPG is increasing
Ukraine’s Danube traffic goes dark after Russian attacks
Vessels have been switching off their AIS while transiting the Danube since October, amid rising security risks as Russia intensified its attacks on river traffic
Ukraine seaborne exports drop to lowest level since the start of the war
Ukraine’s seaborne trade hits record lows due to a massive drop in grain exports on the back of increased security risk, failing ceasefire expectations and shifting demand patterns
Red Sea traffic struggling to gain traction
Red Sea traffic stalled in December as security uncertainty, shifting market forces and attractive Cape‑route economics kept most operators from returning despite a lull in Houthi attacks. A handful of carriers have begun cautiously testing the waters, but volatile regional politics and elevated costs continue to slow any meaningful rebound