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
Houthis are targeting MSC due to perceived Israeli affiliation
The latest string of Houthi attacks targeting more MSC ships has been justified by the Yemeni militants on the basis of a perceived, but erroneous link to Israel
Guy Platten to step down as International Chamber of Shipping secretary-general
After seven years at the helm Guy Platten has announced it is time to step aside and let someone else lead the global trade association for shipowners
EU tentatively targets Russian LNG
Latest round of EU sanctions will target LNG transhipment operations, but will stop short of restricting Russian gas imports amid a finely balanced energy market and warnings of energy security disruptions
US to launch new sanctions as North Korea breaches cap on petroleum imports
Russia is shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that exceed UN Security Council limits, according to the White House, which has signalled new sanctions targeting shipments are due later this month
Iran releases crew from MSC Aries
Iranian foreign minister announces that the 25 crew of MSC Aries have been released and are free to go home, but MSC Aries itself remains under Iranian control on the grounds that it has ‘jeopardised the security of navigation’
Insurers tell UK government that oil price cap is ‘increasingly unenforceable’
Shipping’s P&I clubs have been struggling with the requirements of the G7 oil price cap since its inception. But as the UK government prepares to examine whether Russian sanctions are working, shipping’s insurers have gone on the offensive to explain why the price cap is flawed and is driving more ships directly into the dark fleet