Malte Humpert

Great to see the Norwegian Coast Guard's action on this one!

How Russia’s Security Service FSB Gained Control Over the Yamal LNG Fleet Reportedly Setting Up Covert Cargo Operations A targeted operation by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) successfully pushed out Western officers from the Yamal LNG fleet in favor of Russian personnel, a HNN investigation has uncovered. The ...

Russian FSB has established significant control over LNG vessels in support of a possible covert cargo operation between European ports and the Sabetta terminal, shows an HNN investigation by @maltehumpert.bsky.social

#Russia #Shadowfleet #LNG #Sabetta #coverop #FSB

EU Paid Near 300% More for Russian LNG in 2024 Compared to Early 2021 Not only is the EU importing record levels of LNG from Russia, it is also paying a substantially higher price than before the Ukraine War, new Eurostat data reveal. At the end of 2024 the cost was nea...

Not only is the #EU importing record levels of #LNG from #Russia, it is also paying a substantially higher price than before the #Ukraine War

#Eurostat @ec.europa.eu #russiangas #gasimport @maltehumpert.bsky.social #Arctic

U.S. Department of Defense Sounds Alarm Bells About China’s Growing Presence in Arctic By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s Arctic activities feature prominently in a new DoD report to Congress about the country’s military and security developments. In the decade since gaining observer...

Despite having no Arctic footprint, China is smart enough to see the strategic imperative of engagement in the high north. We have an enormous arctic “front porch“ but are way behind the power curve of engagement. gcaptain.com/u-s-departme...

2° by 2040 may be a best case scenario at this point...

German and Swedish Coast Guards Arrive Near ‘Yi Peng 3’ In Escalating Cable Damage Incident The investigation surrounding Chinese bulker carrier Yi Peng 3 suspected of damaging two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea continues to expand.

⚠️Here the latest on Yi Peng 3
👉 German and Swedish Coast Guards joined Danish patrol in vicinity of Yi Peng 3
👉 Sweden intends to follow the vessel when it departs
👉 Investigations launched in Germany, Sweden and Finland.
@mercoglianos.bsky.social

gcaptain.com/german-and-s...

German and Swedish Coast Guards Arrive Near ‘Yi Peng 3’ In Escalating Cable Damage Incident The investigation surrounding Chinese bulker carrier Yi Peng 3 suspected of damaging two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea continues to expand.

⚠️Here the latest on Yi Peng 3
👉 German and Swedish Coast Guards joined Danish patrol in vicinity of Yi Peng 3
👉 Sweden intends to follow the vessel when it departs
👉 Investigations launched in Germany, Sweden and Finland.
@mercoglianos.bsky.social

gcaptain.com/german-and-s...