title: Port Reorganisation in the Baltic Sea
abstract: Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the maritime landscape of the Baltic region has undergone profound transformations. The former Soviet port system, once integrated and specialised across the Baltic republics, was fragmented among the newly independent states. Following the loss of direct access to key ports, the Russian Federation initially relied on the transit infrastructure of neighbouring countries such as Latvia and Estonia. However, from the 2000s onwards, it initiated an amb