Topic
Baltic
Every Vessel Hunter story on Baltic: 7 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Estonia drops €10m-a-year ferry aid as Tallink warns ships may leave the flag". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Estonia drops €10m-a-year ferry aid as Tallink warns ships may leave the flag
Estonia has removed nearly €10m a year in passenger shipping aid from its 2027-2030 budget plans. Tallink says reflagging has become more likely.
TT-Line and Viking Line to add a second ferry on the Muuga-Vuosaari freight link
TT-Line will become the second operator between Muuga and Vuosaari in early 2027, in a joint operation with Viking Line, which is buying half the ship for about €10m.
Russia detains Estonia-bound cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland
Russian border guards detained the Cyprus-flagged general cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland on 1 October as she sailed from Sweden to Sillamäe in Estonia.
Drone Strike Starts Fire at Ust-Luga as Yanos Refinery Halts Two Units
Ust-Luga handles crude, products, coal, LNG, gas condensate and fertilisers, and has now been targeted repeatedly since March, when at least eight storage tanks were destroyed or damaged.
Klaipeda Begins Work on the Largest Port Expansion in Its History
Site preparation has started in the southern part of the Port of Klaipeda, where breakwater construction begins this autumn on a development expected to exceed EUR 1bn in total value.
German Court Leaves Eventin Crude Cargo Sale Blocked as Case Drags
The Hamburg Finance Court has closed the expedited track and will wait for the main ruling, keeping customs barred from confiscating or selling the crude.
Machine guns spotted on Russian LNG carrier in the Baltic
An OCCRP investigation reports that Russia has fitted the Gazprom-owned LNG carrier Marshal Vasilevskiy with heavy machine guns in the Baltic, an apparent first for a merchant vessel on a commercial route.
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