1.
Shipping in the
Western Baltic
Linus Hammar
linus.hammar@havochvatten.se

2.
Shipping is vital and intense
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Numberofuniqueships
Baltic proper
= 1 ship per 10 min

3.
Shipping must have priority
• Shipping has a long history and is vital for
economy in the Baltic region
• Navigation is complicated in part of the region
• UNCLOS states the Freedom of Navigation
• New sectors may challenge safety and
traction
• Shipping needs to have priority (UNCLOS §7
etc)
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4.
Potential conflicts with
energy sector
• Single obstacles can be avoided
• Multiple obstacles are more difficult to avoid
• Collision risk and radar disturbance
• Cables may hinder emergency anchoring
• Safety zones needed between routes and energy
installations
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5.
Potential conflicts with
energy sector
• Single obstacles can be avoided
• Multiple obstacles are more difficult to avoid
• Collision risk and radar disturbance
• Cables may hinder emergency anchoring
• Safety zones needed between routes and energy
installations
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6.
Potential conflicts with other
sectors?
• Fishing?
• Military?
• Environment?
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7.
Transboundary focus areas
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8.
Recommendations from
shipping group – so far
• We must respect UNCLOS regulations
• No re-routing in Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS)
• No re-routing in main routes (T-route and flows related
to TSS)
• We should establish safety distances and measures
• We should add space for leisure crafts
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9.
Today we will
• Review our current paper draft – do we all agree?
• Look into future scenarios – do share the same
picture?
• Discuss spatial requirements – do route size align
among countries?
• Look further into potential conflicts – is it only wind
farms?
• Fine-tune our recommendations
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