Bridget Diakun
Data Analyst
Bridget Diakun is a Lloyd’s List data analyst based in London. She was previously a data reporter at Law Business Research where she analysed patent and trademark data to deliver strategic pieces. Bridget loves all things numbers and applies her data skills to provide unique insight into the maritime industry.
She graduated with a degree in international relations from the University of Western Ontario in 2017. Bridget moved to the UK that same year in pursuit of a career in journalism.
Latest From Bridget Diakun
Novorossiysk-bound ships detouring amid heightened drone threat
A document circulated on social media suggests ships are being instructed to alter course after a general cargoship spotted a naval drone in the Black Sea earlier this month; however, the exact reason why others are anchoring mid-route is not clear
Gang warfare disrupting Haiti ports
Major carrier pulls calls and advises owners to consider diverting cargoes in transit elsewhere, as P&I correspondents warn of descent into extreme violence
Black Sea shipping hit by rising Russian GPS jamming
Hundreds of vessels are appearing in Moscow airport, as Russia doubles down on interfering with GPS signals to disrupt Ukrainian offensive operations
Saudi’s Red Sea box port traffic decimated by Houthi attacks
Transhipment hub King Abdullah saw a 90% drop in capacity heading to the port last month against pre-crisis levels, while Saudi’s principal port Jeddah saw call capacity slump nearly 70%, Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel-tracking data shows
Bulk carriers divert in record numbers from Red Sea to avoid Houthis
Overall transits through Bab el Mandeb strait drop 9% week on week, led by lowest number of bulk carriers using the narrow chokepoint connecting the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea since Houthis began targeting commercial shipping more than three months ago
Red Sea crisis deals blow to Piraeus’ standing as East Med’s transhipment king
Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows calls of larger tonnage, 10,000 teu and above, at Piraeus have more than halved since mid-December, when carriers began Red Sea rerouting. The port’s container throughput also sustained a double-digit drop in January