Ships face new tax to sail through Baltic Sea to protect underwater cables from Putin sabotage
Ships face new tax to sail through Baltic Sea to protect underwater cables from Putin sabotage - Underwater sensors may also be installed to detect attempts to damage cables and pipelines
Baltic Sea states mull ship tax to protect undersea cables after flurry of sabotage claims
TradeWinds reported this week that Bulgarian bulker owner Navibulgar admitted that one of its ships may have cut an undersea cable in the Baltic Sea over the weekend, but dismissed sabotage claims.
Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection, says Estonian minister
TOKYO - 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 defence minister said on Wednesday following a spate of breaches.
Baltic Sea shipping insurance fee proposed
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,
Estonia Proposes Baltic Shipping Fee to Fund Subsea Infrastructure Protection
Shipping companies using the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, may face a new fee to help finance the
Russia’s Baltic Sea sabotage is no accident, it’s strategy
Intelligence officials in the U.S. and Europe have suggested that recent incidents damaging critical cables in the Baltic Sea were accidental, according to a Washington Post report. Western geostrategic self-deception has overly emphasized fears of escalation and cornering Russia.
Minister: Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection
Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) has floated the idea of a Baltic Sea shipping tax to fund the protection of undersea cables after a spate of breakages over the last 18 months.
Why Estonia is proposing tax on ships to fund Baltic Sea cable protection?
Estonia’s defence minister proposed on Wednesday that shipping companies may have to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, to cover the high costs of protecting undersea cables following a series of breaches,
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The Baltic Sea, a tense zone between Russia and Europe
Following a series of suspicious sabotage incidents, NATO countries have implemented patrols in the Baltic Sea to monitor the ...
Pskov boarding — Estonia is preparing pirates of the XXI century
This week, the Estonian authorities noted provocative ideas and gestures, potentially leading to a sharp aggravation of the ...
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Experts: More patrols needed in Baltic Sea
Security experts said more patrols are needed in the Baltic Sea after another cable was reportedly damaged on Sunday between ...
Baltic undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden damaged by ‘external influence’
Authorities suspect that the cable linking Latvia and Sweden was damaged by an anchor being dragged across the seabed. Read ...
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China In Eurasia Briefing: NATO, Taiwan Both Fighting Undersea Cable War
China and Russia look like the prime suspects for severed cables in the Baltic and Taiwan Strait, Beijing and the war in Ukraine, the tech race takes off, and much more.
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Disruption of subsea cable makes one consider faster ways for countries to cooperate - Braze
RIGA - The disruption of the subsea cable makes one consider faster ways of cooperation between countries or some mutual recognition mechanisms, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (New Unity) told ...