Poland adopts Secure Baltic act. Strengthening protection of maritime infrastructure

Strengthening maritime response and operational flexibility

The Secure Baltic act introduces a comprehensive upgrade to Poland’s maritime security posture. By granting naval and border units expanded authority, it enables faster decision-making, broader intervention capabilities and greater flexibility in crisis situations, including hybrid or asymmetric threats.

In practice, the act empowers the Polish Navy to act more proactively in cases involving suspicious vessel movements, potential sabotage, hostile aerial activity or risks to strategic offshore assets. It also establishes clearer procedures for operations in international waters, ensuring closer alignment with NATO missions and multinational infrastructure-protection frameworks.

Implications for the maritime and offshore sectors

For the maritime economy — particularly in the Pomeranian region — the Secure Baltic act carries substantial operational and investment significance.

• Offshore wind: As Poland accelerates its offshore wind rollout, the act strengthens the security environment for turbines, substations and service operations.
• Energy infrastructure: Key assets such as the Baltic Pipe interconnector, subsea transmission cables and LNG-related facilities benefit from enhanced protection regimes.
• Ports and logistics: Major ports including Gdańsk and Gdynia gain additional layers of operational resilience, supporting both cargo continuity and investment confidence.
• Supply chains: More secure maritime corridors contribute to predictability across regional logistics and industrial networks.

The Baltic Sea is increasingly recognised as one of Europe’s most strategically exposed maritime basins. With this legislation, Poland positions itself as a more active security provider and a stabilising force for industry stakeholders.

A new baseline for Baltic maritime security

The Secure Baltic act aligns Poland’s maritime-security framework with contemporary risks, shifting from reactive border control to proactive, system-wide risk management. In the context of hybrid operations, incidents involving energy infrastructure and a rising tempo of military activity in the region, the act is widely viewed as a timely and necessary modernisation.

By equipping maritime forces with clearer authority and streamlined procedures, Poland strengthens its ability to safeguard strategic offshore assets and reinforces long-term confidence among domestic and international stakeholders across the offshore, port and logistics sectors.