Red Sea update 9 Nov: New players and different rules are changing the game in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. How do the changes impact maritime trade?
The Red Sea attracts both regional and global powers. Neighbouring countries and their partners are increasing the flow of trade to and from the region’s southern seaboard, piracy has decreased as regional conflicts and tensions attract an increasing amount of blue water navies, intent on defending their countries’ interests.
Will recent naval exercises in the Gulf of Guinea lead to significant improvements for maritime security off Nigeria?
At the onset of the dry season in the Gulf of Guinea, piracy patterns from previous years suggest increasing threat levels for shipping operations. The area has been the subject of much debate with BIMCO's CEO calling out the "complete absence of effective law enforcement" and concluding that the region's current capacity building is having "no effect whatsoever". Is he right?
Libya update Sep 25: Chinese vessel bound for Libya to lift oil after a blockade on oil exports is partially lifted
The Marlin Shikoku, owned by a Chinese state-run company, is bound for Libya, set to arrive on 27 September to lift oil after a blockade on oil exports is partially lifted. Libyan oil fields and terminals had been stopped since January 2020 as the fight for the control of the oil revenue prevented any agreement between rival factions.