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
Suez Canal recovery gathers pace as Hormuz disruption boosts traffic, but Bab el Mandeb revival stalls
A surge in tanker traffic linked to the Hormuz crisis has lifted Suez Canal volumes to their highest levels since early 2024, but renewed Houthi threats have curtailed gains further south at the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint
Maritime nations warn geopolitical fragmentation threatens rules-based shipping order
A coalition of 18 leading maritime nations warns geopolitical fragmentation, sanctions disputes and competing interpretations of maritime law are putting increasing strain on the rules-based order underpinning global trade
Panama Canal warns of deeper transit cuts as El Niño drought threat intensifies
New canal chief says daily ship transits could fall to as few as 27 vessels if rainfall deficits worsen, raising fresh concerns about supply chains already strained by Middle East disruption