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
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
Maersk’s reported $600m investment in Nigeria is news to Maersk
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu claims to have secured an investment of $600m from Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk, but that appears to be news to Maersk
Low-emission freight tender shows pragmatic approach to decarbonisation
Hapag-Lloyd’s win in a low-emission freight tender with its bio-LNG bid is seen as the best commercial decision for shipping today, although it is far from a popular one
Why increasing North Korean shipments have sparked sanctions scrutiny concerns
Deepening diplomatic ties between Russia and North Korea has increased clandestine maritime oil-for-arms trades between the two states, but that comes as Russia is seeking to end UN scrutiny of sanctions compliance and illicit maritime activity
Eswatini shipping registry flagged as ‘false’ operation by IMO
The opaque status of government authorisation for the start-up flag registry of Eswatini has prompted the International Maritime Organization to designate it a fraudulent operation, despite claims from the private company running the flag that it is a legitimate business
Hijacked bulker Abdullah released by Somali pirates
Pirates release Bangladeshi bulker and its 23 crew after a month-long ransom negotiation