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
Ukraine Black Sea strikes could further disrupt Russia’s refinery capacity
The extent of the damage caused to the Tuapse refinery is not yet clear, but operations had only restarted after the complex was shutdown by a drone strike hit in January
Shipment from occupied Sevastopol to Venezuela marks new direction for Russia grain trades
A sanctioned Russian bulker, owned by a sanctioned Russia firm, has loaded grain from a sanctioned occupied port and is headed to Russia’s heavily sanctioned trading partner Venezuela. The shipment comes as Russia is looking to legitimise trade lanes from occupied Ukrainian territories with its international partners
India’s port deal with Iran could provoke US sanctions
A 10-year deal worth $370m to develop Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar with Indian backing has already raised concerns in the US, amid a crackdown on companies supporting Tehran’s infrastructure ambitions
Houthis are targeting MSC due to perceived Israeli affiliation
The latest string of Houthi attacks targeting more MSC ships has been justified by the Yemeni militants on the basis of a perceived, but erroneous link to Israel
Guy Platten to step down as International Chamber of Shipping secretary-general
After seven years at the helm Guy Platten has announced it is time to step aside and let someone else lead the global trade association for shipowners
EU tentatively targets Russian LNG
Latest round of EU sanctions will target LNG transhipment operations, but will stop short of restricting Russian gas imports amid a finely balanced energy market and warnings of energy security disruptions