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
Panama accuses intercepted vessel of disrespecting maritime rules
Panama’s foreign minister said that Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the US, did not obey the maritime rules and that they would take further action against the vessel. Meanwhile, after the US boarded two tankers in international waters off the coast of Venezuela over the weekend, dozens of shadow fleet tankers are stuck in Venezuela waters
Ukraine targets shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean
Ukrainian media and maritime security firms have reported a drone attack on sanctioned crude oil tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean, marking the first attack by Ukraine on a shadow fleet tanker that far from the war zone
Sanctions on Russian gas could cause limited growth in LNG shadow fleet
Sanctions on Russian LNG by Western regulators have been limited so far, mostly because of Europe’s dependence on these imports. Experts think that an upcoming escalation of sanctions targeting Russian gas will not ultimately lead to a loss of market share as tankers have already started to divert to China
US sanctions targeting Venezuela increase compliance risk for global shipping industry
Experts believe that US designations of tankers engaged in Venezuela’s oil trade will expand and have a huge impact on the market as it will tighten vessel availability in some routes
Stricken sanctioned tanker arrives in Bulgarian anchorage, but what next?
With Kairos now at port in Bulgaria and in need of repair, attention now turns to what happens to a sanctioned vessel in EU waters
Ukraine arrests vessel for transporting grain out of Crimea
Ukraine’s move comes at a time it has intensified and extended the range of its attacks on Russian ships in the Black Sea, targeting the Russian oil trade