LLOYD’S LIST’S team of journalists were rewarded handsomely at the annual Seahorse Freight Association Journalist Awards in London on Monday night, notching up a trio of gongs and taking home the runner-up prize for the prestigious Maritime Journalist of the Year award.

The annual awards recognise the best journalism in the supply chain, logistics and transport sectors.

Lloyd’s List Intelligence maritime risk analyst Bridget Diakun was named Feature Journalist of the Year for her deep dive on the implications of deliberate global positioning data interference, or GPS jamming, on Automatic Identification System data in conflict zones and high-risk areas — a trend causing plenty of headaches for compliance managers.

Senior US maritime reporter Greg Miller collected the Supply Chain Journalist of the Year award off the back of his stellar analyses on the resilience of US grain exporters, the lessons of the Panama Canal drought for future shipping routes and the impact of US port strikes on the country’s food exporters. 

Miller was joined at the podium by fellow US-based senior maritime reporter Tomer Raanan, who won Multimedia Journalist of the Year. Raanan was recognised for his spoofer’s guide to sanctioned gas trades and an exclusive investigation revealing how a south London restaurateur became a nexus for sanctioned Iranian gas trades.

Finally, Michelle Bockmann claimed the runner-up prize for Maritime Journalist of the Year for her extensive coverage of the dark fleet.

“I could not be prouder of the Lloyd’s List team. Individually these awards recognise the depth and quality of the journalism being performed by Bridget, Greg, Tomer and Michelle. But collectively they are a great display of Lloyd’s List’s leadership in the market,” said Lloyd’s List’s editor-in-chief Richard Meade.

“We know our subscribers value Lloyd’s List’s commitment to authoritative industry analysis, but it is particularly encouraging to have our efforts recognised by an independent panel of industry judges.”

The Seahorse Freight Journalist Awards have been running since 2004.

Lloyd’s List’s award-winning articles

Feature Journalist of the Year (Bridget Diakun) — Critical compliance tool compromised by GPS jamming

Supply Chain Journalist of the Year (Greg Miller) — The lessons of Panama Canal drought for future shipping routes

Multimedia Journalist of the Year (Tomer Raanan) — How a south London restaurateur became a nexus for sanctioned Iranian gas trades