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
No evidence more Chinese or Russian ships transiting Bab el Mandeb
Transits of China- and Russia-affiliated ships through the Bab el Mandeb Strait have dropped as the situation has become increasingly unstable
War zone GPS jamming sees more ships show up at airports
More than 100 cargo-carrying vessels appeared to show up in Beirut airport yesterday. AIS manipulation, common in the region since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, has taken off
Bab el Mandeb transits falling at slower rate
Vessel transits through the Bab el Mandeb are still falling amid the persistent Houthi threat. Meanwhile, the Houthis reportedly fired at a vessel in the Red Sea on April 1, the first reported attack against commercial ships in over a week
Sanctioned Russian ships unload in Italy
When Pola Pelagia berths it will be the second time a Russian sanctioned ship delivers cargo to Italy in a month. So far this year just over 50 Russia-flagged ships have called at EU ports
Vehicle carriers divert from Baltimore with most ro-ro terminals cut off
Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Carmen remains marooned at the Mid-Atlantic Terminal north of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Meanwhile, a VW-operated vehicle carrier berthed this morning at the Tradepoint Atlantic Terminal, located south at Sparrows Point
Vessels divert following Baltimore bridge collapse
Ships scheduled to call at Baltimore begin to reroute to alternative ports in the region following Tuesday’s tragedy in the US city