Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar and French shipping major CMA CGM have signed a strategic supply partnership (SSP) to explore opportunities for long-term green maritime fuels offtake contracts.

Industry concerns have been raised that pirates in West Africa, who have seen shipping trade shifting from the Al-Mandeb strait to around the Cape, could also refocus their operations into the Gulf of Guinea.

Greece is seeking a leading role including taking command of the forthcoming EU naval mission in the Red Sea aimed at safeguarding ships from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sare'e has claimed that merchant vessel KOI was successfully attacked with naval missiles.

The impact of the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have sent shockwaves throughout global shipping and these were highlighted by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at US Congress.

The latest Seafarers’ Happiness Index for Q4 2023 recorded a fourth successive quarterly drop in seafarer happiness.

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) has announced a AED621m ($169m) investment in over 250,000 sq m of additional warehousing capacity.

The Red Sea crisis and vessel diversions via the Cape of Good Hope impacted container line schedule reliability in December 2023.

Profit at Nakilat reached a record QAR1,559m ($427.7m) in 2023, despite geopolitical challenges in the shipping industry.

Houthi militia are increasingly targeting US and UK-owned vessels transiting the Red Sea with at least three ships from the two countries hit by missiles in the last two weeks, while several others have come under fire.