Richard Meade
Editor-in-Chief
Richard Meade is the Editor-in-Chief of Lloyd’s List.
He is an award-winning journalist and has been writing and talking about all aspects of the maritime industry and global trade for the past twenty years.
As Editor he is responsible for navigating The List’s subscribers through the volatile politics, policy, deals and market movements that make up nearly 90% of global trade.
He is also the host of the popular Lloyd’s List Shipping Podcast and a regular industry speaker and media commentator on all things shipping.
He joined Lloyd’s List in 2006 as News Editor after jumping ship from the weekly maritime magazine Fairplay and prior to that started his career at the Financial Times.
Latest From Richard Meade
New suspected false registry emerges in Guatemala
Shipping’s latest false flag looks to have sprung up in Central America, but Comoros and Guyana still dominate fake flag stakes
Stateless ships seek quick flag changes before entering European waters
European efforts to detain stateless shadow fleet tankers are prompting sanctioned vessels to scramble for new registrations before entering EU waters, shifting activity into obscure flag states and triggering a diplomatic backlash from Russia