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
Trump’s escort announcement met with scepticism as traffic trickles through Strait of Hormuz
President Trump’s announced plan to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz and provide war risk insurance has been met with scepticism by the shipping industry, which is awaiting further details. Meanwhile a limited number of vessels, mainly Greek-owned, are continuing to pass through the strait
US signals U-turn on naval convoys to restart Hormuz transits
The US had ruled out naval protection for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to industry officials. By Tuesday evening US President Donald Trump had reversed that call offering Navy escorts ‘as soon as possible’ and financial guarantees for maritime trade
Shipowners weigh up risk of dark Hormuz transits
A small minority of tanker owners have already indicated they are ready to transit the Strait of Hormuz at night with AIS switched off