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
EU set to expand Russia sanctions but maritime services ban remains on ice
EU states are preparing to push through the long-delayed 20th Russia sanctions package after Hungary’s political shift, but plans to scrap the oil price cap in favour of a full maritime services ban have been shelved due to US opposition
Signs of scramble from Iran-linked ships amid US blockade
A US-sanctioned tanker that appeared set to challenge the US blockade made a U-turn on Monday, while US forces said they forced six vessels to turn around