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
USA boards Iranian tanker as PGSA outlines Hormuz boundaries
The PGSA iterated that transits through the Strait of Hormuz require its approval, holding firm on its demands even as the US and Iran continue negotiating a peace deal
Private equity fund takes over Danaos Management and Procureship
A US fund, with no previous experience in maritime, has quietly been buying up key names in the Greek tech sector