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, the Straits Times reported.

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Minister: Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection

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. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection, says Estonian minister

Underwater sensors may also be installed to detect attempts to damage cables and pipelines

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Ships face tax to use Baltic Sea to protect underwater cables from Putin sabotage

Estonia’s defense minister has suggested levying a fee on ships using the Baltic Sea to cover the cost of patrolling the area and protecting undersea cables, after a series of incidents of suspected sabotage.
The minister, Hanno Pevkur, compared the charge with an airport landing fee and said it would be “basically an insurance fee to damaging the cables.”
At least one ship has damaged power and communications cables in the Baltic with its ancho…

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Estonia Floats Idea of Taxing Ships in Baltic to Pay for Cable Patrols

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Submarine cables in the Baltic Sea are repeatedly damaged, and investigators suspect Russian acts of sabotage. Estonia's Minister of Defense is now demanding an insurance fee.

Immer wieder werden Tiefseekabel in der Ostsee beschädigt, Ermittler vermuten russische Sabotageakte. Estlands Verteidigungsminister fordert nun eine Versicherungsgebühr.

Ostsee: Estland schlägt Transitgebühr für Schutz von Tiefseekabeln vor

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Germany

Baltic Sea: Estonia proposes transit fee to protect deep-sea cables

Shipping companies may have to pay a fee to navigate the Baltic Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, to cover the high costs of protecting submarine cables,...

Companiile de transport maritim ar putea fi nevoite să plătească o taxă pentru a naviga prin Marea Baltică, una dintre cele mai aglomerate rute de transport maritim din lume, pentru a acoperi costurile ridicate ale protejării cablurilor submarine, a...

Cablurile submarine din Marea Baltică, protejate cu banii transportatorilor. Propunerea ministrului apărării din Estonia

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Romania

Baltic Sea submarine cables to be protected with shippers' money. Estonian Defense Minister's proposal

According to Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, a shipping tax could be used to pay for the costs of protecting undersea cables. A shipping tax could be imposed on ships sailing in the Baltic Sea, says Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. There have been four similar incidents in the Baltic Sea in the past year or so, in which ships have damaged electricity and road cables running on the seabed with their anchors.

Puolustusministeri Hanno Pevkurin mukaan merenkulkuverolla voitaisi maksaa merenalaisten kaapelien suojauksen kustannuksia. Itämerellä kulkeville aluksille voitaisiin asettaa merenkulkuvero, sanoo Viron puolustusministeri Hanno Pevkur. Itämerellä on runsaan vuoden aikana sattunut neljä samankaltaista tapausta, joissa alukset ovat ankkureillaan vaurioittaneet meren pohjassa kulkevia sähkö- ja tieliikennekaapeleita.

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Finland

Estonian Defense Minister: A tax on the Baltic Sea

Viron puolustusministeri ehdottaa rahtimaksua Itämerelle – tuotot kaapeleiden suojaamiseen

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Estonian Defense Minister proposes freight fee for the Baltic Sea – proceeds to protect cables

Following repeated damage to underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, Estonia has proposed a transit fee for the use of the waters.

Nach wiederholten Beschädigungen von Unterwasserkabeln in der Ostsee hat Estland eine Transitgebühr für die Nutzung der Gewässer vorgeschlagen.

Hybride Angriffe - Estland will Seefrachtfirmen am Schutz von Ostsee-Kabeln beteiligen

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Hybrid attacks - Estonia wants to involve maritime freight companies in protecting Baltic Sea cables

Shipping companies using the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, may face a new fee to help finance the protection of critical undersea cables, Estonia’s defense minister suggested on Wednesday. The proposal comes in response…

Minister: Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection

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