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
State funding critical to future of Portland’s container terminal
The US container terminal was saved from closure after intervention from Oregon’s governor, but long-term investment and a third-party operator are required to secure its future
Bab el Mandeb sees first meaningful increase since start of Red Sea crisis
It would be reasonable to expect transits through the Bab el Mandeb to continue to fall given the threat posed by the Houthis remains largely unchanged, but risk appetite is dynamic, and there is likely an element of risk normalisation that is making Red Sea voyages less daunting — and even appealing — for some
Third Delta Tankers vessel attacked in Red Sea this month test for green dot-only publish no Notification?
Delta Tankers-owned Delta Blue and Delta Atlantica were both attacked in the Red Sea by small craft as well as projectiles in August
Philippines government raises questions of oil smuggling in recent spills
The managers of one vessel involved in the spill denied any involvement in a smuggling operation and said it was ready to face any investigation
Drug traffickers are diversifying maritime targets, but not slowing trade
Antwerp and Rotterdam may have succeeded in reducing cocaine seizures so far this year, but the enhanced enforcement within Europe’s dominant drug hubs have only shifted the problem to smaller ports across the rest of Europe
Seized tanker being held in Iran starts spoofing its location in Türkiye
St Nikolas, the tanker formerly known as Suez Rajan, was seized by Iranian naval forces on January 11 and has been held in Bandar Abbas ever since. But then this week its spoofed AIS signal mysteriously reappeared in the Bosporus