#Yemen: #Hodeidah. After a Houthi no-show at peace talks in Geneva, anti-Houthi forces have been conducting shaping operations to isolate the port city, reportedly severing the #Sanaa road, east of the city. UN has warned that vital flour mills are now at risk. #الحديدة
#Hodeidah port remains operational, but if fighting eventually edges closer to the port, onward movement of goods is highly likely to be disrupted & port operations affected. But, the port lies to the north west, it is more likely that the city would be adversely affected.
#Yemen: Further operations are highly likely but given the size of the Saudi-led Coalition forces, it is assessed that a direct anti-Houthi assault into the city remains unlikely. Via riskintelligence.eu/risk-intellige…
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THREAD: #Libya#marsec update
The Marlin Shikoku, owned by a Chinese state-run company, is bound for Libya to lift oil after a blockade on oil exports is partially lifted. 1/5 #Maritime#Security#Shipping#ports#OOTT
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. 2/5
On September 18, a member of the GNA and the son of warlord Khalifa Haftar announced that the exports would resume. This announcement was quickly rejected by other GNA members and state institutions, raising doubt as to the feasibility of the agreement. 3/5