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
Black Sea security fears drive vessel queue at Sulina as crews seek shelter from escalating attacks
A growing number of ships are waiting off Romania’s Sulina anchorage before entering Ukrainian waters, as heightened Russian attacks, port congestion and Danube bottlenecks prompt operators to minimise time spent in the Black Sea
Russia’s Black Sea grain exports plunge as attacks disrupt shipping
Russia’s grain exports through the Black Sea have slumped to their lowest level in 15 years as attacks on shipping, restrictions in the Sea of Azov and rising security costs disrupt trade, raising concerns over global grain flows
Grain carriers under fire as Black Sea conflict continues to escalate
Attacks on at least five bulk carriers linked to Russia’s grain trade signal a new phase in the Black Sea conflict, threatening exports, driving up shipping costs and further eroding owner confidence in the region
Syria’s ports surge back to life as sanctions ease and regional trade shifts
Sanctions relief, infrastructure investment and Iraq’s efforts to bypass Strait of Hormuz disruption have combined to drive a sharp rebound in Syrian seaborne trade, with port calls reaching their highest levels since the end of the country’s civil war
Stuck in the Middle East Gulf: seafarers reveal the human cost of a shipping war
Behind every stranded vessel and every datapoint are seafarers operating in some of the most trying conditions in global shipping. Two mariners spoke exclusively to Lloyd’s List about what it is like to be trapped in the MEG, or attempt a transit of the Strait of Hormuz, amid missile threats, drone attacks and mounting uncertainty
Tankers signal oil majors in AIS messages to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
Tankers calling at Russia’s Black Sea export hub are increasingly broadcasting links to Western oil majors and Kazakh crude in AIS messages, as shipowners adopt new tactics to reduce the risk of Ukrainian drone attacks on vessels serving Novorossiysk