Abu Dhabi's Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed an extension to its shipping deal with Maersk Line.

The volume commitment secures capacity for 2019.

Walid Al Attar, EGA’s chief marketing officer, said: “Meeting our customers’ expectations depends on both the quality of our production and the efficiency of getting the metal to them, so I am pleased to sign this agreement today with one of our most important shipping partners, Maersk.”