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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

  • [New] Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis from Yemen could cause carriers to forego the Suez Canal, extending transit times and negatively impacting global shipping capacity. Logistics Management
  • [New] The challenges for safe navigation in the very broad area from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean are not expected to diminish in the near future. MariTrace
  • [New] E ven as Houthi forces in Yemen continue to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, another threat is again emerging in the Indian Ocean. The Economist
  • [New] Experts fear the volatile security situation in the Red Sea due to attacks by Yemen-based Houthi rebels on commercial shipping may tie up international forces and provide a window for Somali pirates in the nearby Horn of Africa - presenting a multi-billion-dollar threat to the global economy. CNN
  • [New] The Houthis intend to target international shipping transiting the Indian Ocean and around the Cape of Good Hope. Institute for the Study of War
  • [New] Disruptions in the Black Sea as a result of Russia's invasion on Ukraine and climate-induced droughts in the Panama Canal have been followed by the effects of Red Sea crisis. FoodManufacture.co.uk
  • [New] In the latest development in the Red Sea crisis, Houthis recently announced threats to expand their attacks to Indian Ocean traffic, aimed at disrupting vessel flows already diverting away from the Red Sea toward the Cape of Good Hope. Freightos
  • [New] Houthi attacks on commercial ships have led shipping companies to divert their routes away from the Red Sea, choosing instead the longer path around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. Sucden Financial
  • [New] U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed it had carried out preventive strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen to counter imminent threats against commercial shipping in the Red Sea. i24 NEWS
  • [New] Make UK, the manufacturing trade association, has warned of the enduring effect of attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have been targeting commercial vessels travelling through the Red Sea in protest at Israeli military action in Gaza. The Telegraph
  • [New] The attacks on shipping using the Red Sea to transit the Suez Canal by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group have led some shippers to divert cargoes to go around the Cape of Good Hope, a longer and costlier voyage. MarketScreener
  • [New] Unlike the ice sheet in Greenland that took thousands of years to build, even if we melt all the Arctic sea ice, if we can then figure out how to take CO2 back out of the atmosphere in the future to reverse warming, sea ice will come back within a decade. SciTechDaily
  • [New] Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa, and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilize the wider Middle East. The Times of Israel
  • [New] The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend the global economy - but at a cost to marine life and the Latin American country's supplies of drinking water. Yahoo News
  • [New] The UN special envoy for Yemen has told the UN security council, the longer the war in Gaza goes on and Yemen's Houthi rebels keep attacking ships in the Red Sea the greater the risk that Yemen could be propelled back into war. The Guardian
  • [New] Tensions remained high between the Philippines and China, as the Philippines plans to involve the U.S. and other allies in its energy exploration efforts in the South China Sea. New Lines Institute
  • [New] Although Erdogan's statements are frequently intended for domestic consumption, Turkey's president and high-ranking officials in Ankara seem gravely concerned about U.S.-UK military action in the Red Sea worsening regional tensions that could risk bringing NATO into a much larger conflict. Responsible Statecraft
  • [New] The Houthis - a militant Yemeni group closely allied with Iran that has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States - have been firing ballistic missiles at cargo ships crossing into the Red Sea, threatening global commerce and American and British warships. The Boston Globe
  • [New] In Europe, Ukraine's troops have used remotely piloted vessels for repeated attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet, scoring high-profile hits otherwise not expected of a nation without a conventional navy. Newsweek
  • Tensions between China and the Philippines have sharply escalated in recent months over territorial disputes in the South China Sea that could draw in the United States. United States Institute of Peace
  • The drone revolution is on display in the Red Sea, where Houthi rebels have been able to threaten commercial shipping through one of the world's busiest sea routes by launching almost daily drone or cruise missile attacks. Washington Examiner
  • The IEA raised its view on 2024 oil demand growth for a fourth time since November as Houthi attacks disrupt Red Sea shipping, but warned that the global economic slowdown acts as an additional headwind to oil use. Irishexaminer.com
  • Global oil demand is forecast to grow more than expected due to the rising fuel needs of ships rerouted away from the Red Sea amid attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and a brighter economic outlook in the United States, the International Energy Agency has said. Al Jazeera

Last updated: 24 March 2024



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