By Andrius Sytas TALLINN, May 18 (Reuters) – Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian Baltic Sea port, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding that it had alerted NATO allies to…
https://gcaptain.com/estonia-says-russia-detained-a-tanker-in-baltic-sea/
Estonia said on Thursday that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a “shadow fleet” defying Western sanctions on Moscow.
https://gcaptain.com/estonia-confirms-russia-sent-jet-after-attempt-to-stop-sanction-breaking-ship/
A tense maritime incident unfolded today in the off the Estonian coast when Estonian naval forces attempted to detain the M/T JAGUAR, a crude oil tanker allegedly part of Russia’s…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-jet-buzzes-estonian-forces-in-gulf-of-finland-shadow-tanker-showdown/
Estonian authorities detained an 18-year-old tanker on Friday for flying a false flag, the first time a Baltic littoral state has taken such action against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Kristjan Truu, director of Estonia’s Maritime Department of the Transport Administration, said 40 problems...
The Estonian navy detained and boarded a Russia-bound oil tanker on an EU sanctions list on Friday, accusing it of sailing illegally without a valid country flag.
https://gcaptain.com/estonian-navy-detains-russia-bound-oil-tanker-in-baltic-sea/
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has bought a 50% stake in the 1GW Liivi wind farm being developed by Enefit Green off the coast of Estonia. Sumitomo bought into the wind farm through the acquisition of half the ownership interest in project company Liivi Offshore. The remaining half is owned by Enefit...
https://splash247.com/sumitomo-buys-stake-in-estonian-offshore-wind-project/
Estonia’s navy is prepared to act against vessels that pose a danger to Baltic Sea infrastructure even if they are in international waters, a senior official patrolling the busy Gulf of Finland shipping lane said on Thursday.
https://gcaptain.com/estonias-navy-steps-up-baltic-sea-patrols/
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 undersea cables, Estonia’s defense minister said on Wednesday following a spate of breaches.
French-based offshore wind developer Oxan Energy has been revealed as the winner of the first Estonian floating offshore wind tender. The company and its partner SNOW, a financial advisor specialising in renewable power generation, will develop the Saare 1 project with a potential capacity of 900MW...
https://splash247.com/oxan-energy-wins-estonias-latest-offshore-wind-round/
In Asia and Europe, authorities are taking action, trying to crack down on ships taking out critical subsea infrastructure. NATO secretary-general, Mark Rutte co-hosted a summit of Baltic Sea allies yesterday launching new military activity in the region to protect critical infrastructure...
https://splash247.com/nato-baltic-states-and-taiwan-to-clamp-down-on-cable-cutters/