Baltic

Aker Arctic to design next-generation icebreaker for Finland

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Helsinki-headquartered Aker Arctic to design the next-generation Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III) project co-financed by the European Union. In addition to initial design, various technical evaluations and concept comparison, the work will include model tests and development of the final concept design package.

FTIA says that vessel will be a B+ size icebreaker...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/aker-arctic-to-design-next-generation-icebreaker-for-finland/

Pressure grows for Baltic wide ban on scrubber water discharges

The pressure for a Baltic wide ban on the discharge of wash water from ships’ exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers, is growing. And advocates of the Baltic ban have hopes that it could snowball into wider international action at the IMO.

Denmark will ban scrubber water discharges

As we reported recently, from July 1, 2025, the discharge of exhaust gas scrubber water from ships will be prohibited in waters up to 22 kilometers (about 12 nautical miles) off the Danish coast. In announcing...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pressure-grows-for-baltic-wide-ban-on-scrubber-water-discharges/

220 Baltic Port Organisation

Proactive. Flexible. Resilient.

The Baltic Port Organisation’s mission is to contribute to the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of maritime transport and the port industry in the Baltic Sea region, thereby strengthening its global competitiveness.
Once a year, the Baltic Ports gather for a Conference, and September 6-8, 2023, the Conference will be hosted by the Port of Ystad. In this episode, we meet Mr Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General of the Baltic Port...

https://shippingpodcast.com/220-baltic-port-organisation/

Rate of Low Sulphur Surcharge Announcement (LSS)

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The Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), which Maersk has assessed, will go into effect on April 1st, 2023

The LSS tariffs have been calculated using the price difference between 0,5% Sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and 0,1% Sulphur fuel oil (LSMGO). The difference calculated is 296,37 USD/TON. The details on the period used for the calculation can be found in the table below:

Please note that cargo with origin, destination or transhipment in the Baltic zone (defined as Finland,...

https://mfame.guru/rate-of-low-sulphur-surcharge-announcement-lss/

Estonian Defense Minister: Baltic Can Become ‘Internal NATO Sea’ With Sweden, Finland in Alliance

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board a landing craft, air cushion in light armored vehicles during BALTOPS 22 in Ventspils, Latvia, June 12, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

When Turkey dropped its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the transatlantic alliance this week, it opened up the path to turn the “Baltic [into an] internal NATO sea,” Estonia’s top defense official said Wednesday.

Kalle Laanet, Estonia’s minister of defense, said...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/30/estonian-defense-minister-baltic-can-become-internal-nato-sea-with-sweden-finland-in-alliance

Stronger NATO Reaction to Russian Actions in Georgia, Crimea Would Have Prevented Ukraine Invasion, Says Latvian President

Latvian Armed Forces soldiers take part in multinational training during Saber Strike 22 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, March 7, 2022. US Army Photo

The president of Latvia argued today that if NATO had reacted more strongly in 2008 to Russian aggression against neighboring Georgia and the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, Moscow wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine.

Speaking at an online Washington Post forum Friday, Egils Levits said appeasement tactics “are not fruitful.” He compared those situations in...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/25/stronger-nato-reaction-to-russian-actions-in-georgia-crimea-would-have-prevented-ukraine-invasion-says-latvian-president

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