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Denmark
Admiral Danish Fleet
Danish Ice Service
Postboks 1483
8220 Brabrand
Phone: +45 89 43 30 99
E-Mail: opsstaff@sok.dk
Internet: www.forsvaret.dk/SOK
Estonia
Estonian Maritime Administration
Valge 4
EE-11413 Tallinn
Contact Person: Rene Sirol (Head of ice-breaking) Phone: +372 620 57 00 / +372 504 38 92
E-Mail: winternavigation@vta.ee
Internet: www.vta.ee
Finland
Finnish Transport Agency
Winter Navigation Unit
PO Box 33
FI- 00520 Helsinki, FINLAND
Phone: + 358 295 34 3328
E-Mail: winternavigation@fta.fi
Internet: www.fta.fi
Germany
Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency
Kiellinie 247
DE-24106 Kiel
Contact: J. Kuchta
Phone: +49 0228 7090 4372
E-Mail: kiel.gdws@wsv.bund.de
Latvia
Freeport of Riga Fleet
3A Meldru str., Riga, LV-1015, Latvia
Contact Person: Aivars Karlsons
Email: aivars.karlsons@rbflote.lv
Phone: +371 26663310; / +371 67090705
Contact Person: Andrejs Krasovskis
Email: varma@rbflote.lv;
Phone: +37 1 29341982)
E-Mail: info@rbflote.lv
Internet: http://www.rbflote.lv
Norway
Norwegian Coastal Administration,
Icebreaking Service
Kystveien 30
Serviceboks 625
4809 Arenda
Contact Person: Torbjorn Hjellvik
Phone: +47 370 19 718 / +47 481 54 142
E-Mail: torbjorn.hjellvik@kystverket.no
Internet: www.kystverket.no
Poland
West Coast Region,
Harbour Master Port of Szczecin
Jana z Kolna 9 Str.
71-603 Szcsecin
Phone: +48 914 40 35 10
+48 914 33 06 97
Fax: + 48 914 88 12 89
E-Mail: szczecintraffic@ums.gov.pl
Internet: www.ums.gov.pl
East Coast Region,
Harbour Master Port of Gdynia
Polska 2 Str.
81-339 Gdynia
Phone: + 48 586 20 28 53 / + 48 586 21 07 05 (duty officer)
E-Mail: kpgdynia@umgdy.gov.pl
Internet: www.umgdy.gov.pl
Russia
Port Authority of St. Petersburg
Gapsalskaya Street 10
198035 St. Petersburg
Contact Person: Oleg Kudryavtsev
Phone: +78 121 18 89 34 / +78 129 08 00 51
E-Mail: kom@mail.pasp.ru
Internet: www.pasp.ru
Sweden
Swedish Maritime Administration
Ice-breaking Division
Sydatlanten 15
SE-41834 Gothenburg
Contact Person: Ulf Gullne
Phone: +46 316 47 780 / +46 316 47 783
E-Mail: ulf.gullne@sjofartsverket.se
Internet: www.sjofartsverket.se



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BSIM

  • BSIM-29 will be held in the week 13-17. October 2025 in Berlin, also commemorating 100 Years of collaboration between Baltic ice services.
  • The last BSIM-28 was in 2023 in Tallin, Estonia

Ice Information


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