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
More than 600 vessels still stuck in Middle East Gulf
Even if traffic returned to pre-conflict levels tomorrow, it would still take more than 10 days to move all vessels out of the gulf
US clears Russian shadow fleet tanker to deliver crude to Cuba
Cuba has received its first crude shipment in three months via a Russian shadow fleet tanker despite the US-imposed blockade. The delivery offers rare relief as the island grapples with severe fuel shortages, blackouts and a deepening energy crisis
Russia flag switch loses appeal for shadow fleet operators
A US seizure of a Russian‑flagged tanker and a new wave of UK-EU enforcement have punctured the appeal of the Russian register for shadow fleet operators
‘Zombie’ tankers take Tehran Toll Booth route as more vessels make detour
Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows the pace of vessel transits across the Strait of Hormuz picked up over the weekend with at least 16 vessels crossing the chokepoint since Friday. Twelve of those vessels sailed through the new route that transits Iranian territorial waters
Data shows attacks on ships in the Middle East do not follow a pattern but aim to disrupt commercial shipping
Since the start of the war, 16 vessels have been targeted but they do not follow a pattern of vessel type, flag or country links, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence data
Iran’s shadow fleet disrupted by Middle East war
The impact to the shadow fleet is far more muted than for mainstream trades, but evidence shows these tankers are not immune to the situation playing out in their backyard