Many NATO allies around the Baltic Sea have far less maritime capability. Sweden's Submarine Flotilla Commander Fredrik Linden told Reuters in 2023 that Sweden's navy has "regional expertise ...

Sweden has announced strict new rules to monitor foreign ships travelling through the Baltic Sea, starting July 1. The new measures come as part of a crackdown on what is widely known as Russia ...

Germany and Sweden have been checking tanker insurance in the Baltic Sea to target Russia's shadow fleet and boost maritime ...

The country's admission to NATO boosted the alliance's maritime presence, particularly in the Baltic Sea, which is flanked by countries including Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia ...

Germany has introduced additional measures to crack down on Russia's shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. Source: Germany's ...

The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Damages of anchor and hull of the cargo ship Vezhen are seen as it's anchored in the Baltic Sea outside Karlskrona, Sweden, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Johan Nilsson ...

Sweden has rejected applications to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defence concerns, while giving the go-ahead to one on its west coast, the government said on Monday.

Sweden says it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging ships ...

HARPSUND, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been ...

As my train from Stockholm Arlanda Airport sped north toward Gävle, paralleling the Baltic Sea, my excitement grew. When we ...