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Monday, November 4, 2024
Offshore

Sweden Blocks Baltic Sea Wind Farms Over Defense Concerns

STOCKHOLM, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Sweden has rejected applications to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defense concerns, while giving

November 4, 2024
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Monday, October 21, 2024
News

Germany Opens New NATO Naval HQ in the Baltic Sea Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for

October 21, 2024
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Friday, June 21, 2024
Shipping

Russian Oil Tankers Sanctioned by the UK Gather in Baltic Sea

(Bloomberg) — Three crude oil tankers recently sanctioned by the UK are gathering in the Baltic Sea, where two of them feature in loading programs for

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 4146

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
News

Finland Says China Promised Full Cooperation in Pipeline Probe

HELSINKI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Finland on Wednesday said China had promised to fully cooperate in the investigation of the destruction last month

November 8, 2023
Total Views: 1375

Monday, November 6, 2023
News

Russian Telecoms Cable Added to List of Damaged Subsea Baltic Infrastructure

COPENHAGEN, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Russia is repairing a telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea that suffered an outage last month, Finland said on

November 6, 2023
Total Views: 3601

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
News

Estonia’s Investigation Into Underwater Cable Damage Focusses on Chinese Ship

VILNIUS, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Estonia’s investigation into a damaged Baltic Sea telecoms cable will focus on the actions of a Chinese-owned

October 25, 2023
Total Views: 2134

Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Shipping

Russian Oil Freight Rates Jump Amid Price Cap Compliance Scrutiny

MOSCOW, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Oil freight rates from Russia’s Baltic ports to India are up some 50% since last week as more shipowners quit the

October 17, 2023
Total Views: 822

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Offshore

Kremlin Says Those Behind Nord Stream Blasts Must Be Punished

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday the world should know the truth about who

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 3515

Monday, October 10, 2022
Incidents

Subsea Power Cable ‘Failure’ Was A False Alarm

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A subsea power cable is now online after an earlier outage caused a complete blackout on a small Danish island. The cable is located

October 10, 2022
Total Views: 2871

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Europe Investigates ‘Attacks’ on Russian Gas Pipelines to Europe
Defense

Europe Investigates ‘Attacks’ on Russian Gas Pipelines to Europe

By Anna Ringstrom and Stine Jacobsen STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Europe was investigating on Tuesday what Germany, Denmark and

September 27, 2022
Total Views: 5483

Sunday, September 18, 2022
Shipping

Poland Opens New Canal To Bypass Russian Waters

(Bloomberg) –Poland opened a canal linking the Baltic Sea with a lagoon whose only previous entrance went through Russian territorial waters. The canal

September 18, 2022
Total Views: 6406

Saturday, September 17, 2022
Navy

Don’t Play Russian Roulette With Baltic Oil Tankers

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) Every day, dozens of oil tankers cross the narrow waterway. It’s a linchpin of global trade. Shut it down and gasoline prices

September 17, 2022
Total Views: 17711

Monday, August 29, 2022
News

Denmark And Germany Agree To Offshore Wind Link

by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) Germany has secured a power link to a planned offshore wind hub in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea that will help reduce

August 29, 2022
Total Views: 1643

Sunday, June 26, 2022
Defense

The Ukraine War: The Longer The War, The More Likely It Is To Be Won By A Sea Power

Basil Germond (The Conversation)–The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 4234

Saturday, June 18, 2022
Maritime Security

Russian Warship Violated Danish Territorial Waters In Baltic Sea

COPENHAGEN,(Reuters) – A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a

June 18, 2022
Total Views: 3925

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Offshore

Siemens Expects Offshore Wind Boom in Baltic Sea

By Maciej Martewicz (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA sees huge potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea as the world’s

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 1803

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
damen lng bunkering vessel
Shipping News

Damen to Construct Baltic Sea’s First LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering Vessel

Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has announced receiving contract from the Estonian natural gas company Eesti Gaas for the construction of the first short-sea

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 100

Monday, October 31, 2016
‘Major’ Oil Storage Terminal Coming to Adriatic
News

‘Major’ Oil Storage Terminal Coming to Adriatic

By Libby George LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Global oil storage company VTTI launched a new terminal in Croatia on Monday to target oil product demand in

October 31, 2016
Total Views: 198

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
EU Agrees On Plan to End Overfishing in Baltic Sea
News

EU Agrees On Plan to End Overfishing in Baltic Sea

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers and member states have agreed on a long-term plan to end over fishing of cod,

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 22

Monday, May 4, 2015
News

Baltic Navy Shadow-Boxing Said to Reach Cold War Levels

VISBY FORWARD OPERATING BASE, Sweden — A daily game of Cold War cat-and-mouse is ratcheting up tensions in the Baltic and drawing the biggest military

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 146