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
Flag purge fails to dent Cameroon’s shadow fleet hub status
Cameroon may have deregistered 36 vessels, claiming to have dealt with the shadow fleet influx of tonnage, but 155 of its 165 active international ships remain sanctioned or part of the shadow fleet
EU used new powers to sanction Iran over Hormuz
The EU imposed its first sanctions under a new maritime security regime, targeting two Iranian individuals and an IRGC naval unit for threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Russia challenges ship insurance rules as pressure on shadow fleet intensifies
Russia is challenging new IMO reporting rules that would require ships to provide proof of insurance, calling the measures politically motivated and unlawful