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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

Report: Russian Naval Escorts Guard Shadow Fleet in Gulf of Finland

Russia has intensified its maritime operations in the Gulf of Finland, implementing new tactics that include military escorts for its shadow fleet tankers,

4 hours ago
Total Views: 491

Monday, May 19, 2025
Finnish Icebreaker Builders Make Push for North American Market With Merger of Two Major Players
Shipping

Finnish Icebreaker Builders Make Push for North American Market With Merger of Two Major Players

Finnish icebreaker builders continue to strengthen their position as the world’s leading firms and their ability to meet the growing demand for icebreaking

May 19, 2025
Total Views: 4667

Monday, May 12, 2025
Finland Moves Ahead With New Icebreaker for Baltic Sea
News

Finland Moves Ahead With New Icebreaker for Baltic Sea

Finland’s premier icebreaker designer, Aker Arctic, has been awarded a contract to develop a new state-of-the-art mid-size icebreaker. The effort is part of

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 2865

Friday, April 18, 2025
US Coast Guard Negotiating With Finland’s Rauma Marine For Construction of Up to Five Icebreakers, Helsinki Press Reports
Defense

US Coast Guard Negotiating With Finland’s Rauma Marine For Construction of Up to Five Icebreakers, Helsinki Press Reports

In what could dramatically accelerate expansion of U.S. Arctic capabilities the Coast Guard is reportedly in negotiations with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine

April 18, 2025
Total Views: 12696

Saturday, March 29, 2025
An icebreaker built for the Finnish government is seen at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki
Shipbuilding

Icebreaker Diplomacy: Finnish President Stubb Makes Surprise Visit To Meet With Trump

By Andrea Shalal and Anne Kauranen WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 29 (Reuters) – Finnish President Alexander Stubb made a surprise

March 29, 2025
Total Views: 2858

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
News

Finland’s Secret Service Says Frequency of Cable Incidents is ‘Exceptional’

The frequency of cable incidents in the Baltic Sea has been "exceptional" in recent years, but state actors have more effective ways of performing underwater

March 4, 2025
Total Views: 47

Sunday, March 2, 2025
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Finland Ends Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Ship Held For Cable Damage

By Kati Pohjanpalo Mar 2, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Finland has ended the seizure of a shadow fleet tanker that pulled up four underwater data cables and a

March 2, 2025
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Friday, February 21, 2025
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Finland, Sweden Investigate New Cable Incident Baltic Sea

 Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and Sweden's coast guard has

February 21, 2025
Total Views: 1031

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva and oil tanker Eagle S sail on the sea outside the Porkkalanniemi, Finland
Incidents

Baltic Sea Shipping Tax Could Pay for Undersea Cable Protection, Says Estonian Minister

Shipping firms may need to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, in order to cover the high costs of protecting

January 29, 2025
Total Views: 1142

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo.Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/via REUTERS
News

Tanker Seized by Finland Over Damaged Cables Won’t Face Sanctions-Evasion Probe

HELSINKI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Eagle S tanker seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of ripping up subsea cables will not face a separate

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 1372

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Suspected shadow fleetl tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo
Shipping

Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Can’t Be Accident, EU Tech Chief Says

The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental,

January 14, 2025
Total Views: 1322

Saturday, January 4, 2025
Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo.Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/via REUTERS
Incidents

Finland Begins Port State Inspection On Detained Tanker Eagle S

By Kati Pohjanpalo Jan 2, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Finland began a so-called port state control inspection of the detained Eagle S tanker that’s being

January 4, 2025
Total Views: 4875

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Incidents

Finland Power Grid Operator Asks Court to Seize Tanker Over Cable Damage

Finland's power grid operator Fingrid said on Thursday it had asked a Helsinki court to seize the Eagle S oil tankerin a bid to secure the company's

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 17645

Sunday, December 29, 2024
Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Featured

Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left By Tanker That Broke Cables

By Kati Pohjanpalo Dec 29, 2024(Bloomberg) –Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables found drag marks on the seabed

December 29, 2024
Total Views: 39486

Saturday, December 28, 2024
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva and oil tanker Eagle S sail on the sea outside the Porkkalanniemi, Finland
Incidents

Finland Moves ‘Eagle S’ Tanker Closer to Land as Probe Intensifies

Police in Finland are transferring the seized oil tanker Eagle S closer to land as they step up their investigation into damage caused to undersea cables this

December 28, 2024
Total Views: 5504

Friday, December 27, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
Incidents

Finnish Authorities Seize Alleged Shadow Fleet Tanker Suspected of Baltic Cable Sabotage

Finnish police are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following

December 27, 2024
Total Views: 5048

Monday, December 16, 2024
Finnish icebreakers
Defense

Finland Greenlights New Baltic Icebreaker

Finland’s government has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its critical maritime infrastructure by supporting funding for a new Baltic Sea Class B

December 16, 2024
Total Views: 2243

Friday, November 22, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Sabotage Suspicions: Sweden’s Navy Investigates Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Sweden’s Navy completed a survey of the seabed near one of the damaged data cables in the Baltic Sea as the Nordic country investigates potential sabotage

November 22, 2024
Total Views: 2869

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Offshore

Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Russia dismissed as "absurd" on Wednesday any suggestion that it had been involved in damage caused at the weekend to two fiber-optic data telecommunication

November 20, 2024
Total Views: 1463

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Germany Says Damage to Baltic Underwater Cables Should be Presumed Sabotage
Incidents

Germany Says Damage to Baltic Underwater Cables Should be Presumed Sabotage

The damaging of two undersea telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea should be presumed to be sabotage, Germany said on Tuesday, while Lithuania's armed forces

November 19, 2024
Total Views: 1944