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Tariffs are shifting overnight and so are the tactics to evade them.
Former CBP COO Blas Nuñez-Neto joins TradeSense to explore how data, automation, and AI are helping enforcement teams stay ahead of illicit trade.
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Former CBP COO Blas Nuñez-Neto joins TradeSense to explore how data, automation, and AI are helping enforcement teams stay ahead of illicit trade.
🎥 Watch: windward.ai/knowledge-ba...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tariffs are shifting overnight and so are the tactics to evade them.
Former CBP COO Blas Nuñez-Neto joins TradeSense to explore how data, automation, and AI are helping enforcement teams stay ahead of illicit trade.
🎥 Watch: windward.ai/knowledge-ba...
Former CBP COO Blas Nuñez-Neto joins TradeSense to explore how data, automation, and AI are helping enforcement teams stay ahead of illicit trade.
🎥 Watch: windward.ai/knowledge-ba...
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Lion 1 (IMO 9384069).
Few dark fleet stories move this fast. In just five months, Lion 1 went from new owner to sanctioned tanker. 🧵👇
Few dark fleet stories move this fast. In just five months, Lion 1 went from new owner to sanctioned tanker. 🧵👇
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Lion 1 (IMO 9384069).
Few dark fleet stories move this fast. In just five months, Lion 1 went from new owner to sanctioned tanker. 🧵👇
Few dark fleet stories move this fast. In just five months, Lion 1 went from new owner to sanctioned tanker. 🧵👇
Sanctions, dark flows, and enforcement gaps are reshaping the maritime ecosystem fast.
Join @michellewb.bsky.social and Windward’s experts for a live briefing series to help you anticipate risk and stay ahead of what's next. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Join @michellewb.bsky.social and Windward’s experts for a live briefing series to help you anticipate risk and stay ahead of what's next. windward.ai/opening-2026...
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sanctions, dark flows, and enforcement gaps are reshaping the maritime ecosystem fast.
Join @michellewb.bsky.social and Windward’s experts for a live briefing series to help you anticipate risk and stay ahead of what's next. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Join @michellewb.bsky.social and Windward’s experts for a live briefing series to help you anticipate risk and stay ahead of what's next. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Two blacklisted tankers carrying 1.4M barrels of Russian crude sit anchored off India, a sign that new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil are curbing exports.
As refiners in India and China pause purchases, the real test comes Nov 21, when U.S. wind down licenses expire.
windward.ai/blog/tanker-...
As refiners in India and China pause purchases, the real test comes Nov 21, when U.S. wind down licenses expire.
windward.ai/blog/tanker-...
Tanker Freight Rates Hit Five-Year High Amid Russian Oil Sanctions Shake-out
Tanker freight rates hit a five-year high as new Western sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil disrupt Russian oil flows and reshape global crude trade.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Two blacklisted tankers carrying 1.4M barrels of Russian crude sit anchored off India, a sign that new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil are curbing exports.
As refiners in India and China pause purchases, the real test comes Nov 21, when U.S. wind down licenses expire.
windward.ai/blog/tanker-...
As refiners in India and China pause purchases, the real test comes Nov 21, when U.S. wind down licenses expire.
windward.ai/blog/tanker-...
🚨 Unusual AIS Activity Detected in the Baltic Sea
At 1109 UTC on Nov 2, a mass AIS interference event appears to have taken place across the central Baltic Sea, stretching from Bornholm to the Gulf of Finland.
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At 1109 UTC on Nov 2, a mass AIS interference event appears to have taken place across the central Baltic Sea, stretching from Bornholm to the Gulf of Finland.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🚨 Unusual AIS Activity Detected in the Baltic Sea
At 1109 UTC on Nov 2, a mass AIS interference event appears to have taken place across the central Baltic Sea, stretching from Bornholm to the Gulf of Finland.
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At 1109 UTC on Nov 2, a mass AIS interference event appears to have taken place across the central Baltic Sea, stretching from Bornholm to the Gulf of Finland.
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Over half of sanctioned tankers now sail under false or unknown flags.
12 fraudulent registries are active... and growing.
Windward’s analysis exposes how false flags power the dark fleet. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
12 fraudulent registries are active... and growing.
Windward’s analysis exposes how false flags power the dark fleet. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
Inside the Dark Fleet: Fraudulent Registries & Flag Hopping
In this whitepaper, Windward exposes how fraudulent registries and false flags drive sanctions evasion—and the systemic risks facing global trade.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Over half of sanctioned tankers now sail under false or unknown flags.
12 fraudulent registries are active... and growing.
Windward’s analysis exposes how false flags power the dark fleet. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
12 fraudulent registries are active... and growing.
Windward’s analysis exposes how false flags power the dark fleet. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
With 80% of Russia’s oil exports now sanctioned & false-flagged vessels behind nearly a third of dark fleet activity, every decision in 2026 carries risk.
Join @michellewb.bsky.social in Windward’s live briefing series starting Nov 18 for the intelligence you need. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Join @michellewb.bsky.social in Windward’s live briefing series starting Nov 18 for the intelligence you need. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Opening 2026 Live Executive Briefings
Join Windward's live executive briefings with Michelle Wiese Bockmann to decode 2025’s maritime shifts & gain predictive insights to lead confidently into 2026.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
With 80% of Russia’s oil exports now sanctioned & false-flagged vessels behind nearly a third of dark fleet activity, every decision in 2026 carries risk.
Join @michellewb.bsky.social in Windward’s live briefing series starting Nov 18 for the intelligence you need. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Join @michellewb.bsky.social in Windward’s live briefing series starting Nov 18 for the intelligence you need. windward.ai/opening-2026...
Russia’s shadow fleet is hitting record levels of deception.
Windward’s latest data, featured in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, reveals a 510% surge in GPS jamming and a sharp rise in false flags as new U.S. sanctions close in on Moscow’s oil trade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Windward’s latest data, featured in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, reveals a 510% surge in GPS jamming and a sharp rise in false flags as new U.S. sanctions close in on Moscow’s oil trade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Russia’s shadow fleet is hitting record levels of deception.
Windward’s latest data, featured in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, reveals a 510% surge in GPS jamming and a sharp rise in false flags as new U.S. sanctions close in on Moscow’s oil trade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Windward’s latest data, featured in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, reveals a 510% surge in GPS jamming and a sharp rise in false flags as new U.S. sanctions close in on Moscow’s oil trade.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Windward data shows GPS jamming is now a daily operational reality. Spoofing was detected across 27 EEZs this year, with new interference hubs emerging worldwide.
See how real-time anomaly detection strengthens maritime resilience. windward.ai/blog/gps-jam...
See how real-time anomaly detection strengthens maritime resilience. windward.ai/blog/gps-jam...
The Real Impact of GPS Jamming on Maritime Operations
Across Q1-Q3 2025, GPS jamming escalated from isolated disruption to a global operational risk. See what the patterns reveal, and what to expect in 2026.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Windward data shows GPS jamming is now a daily operational reality. Spoofing was detected across 27 EEZs this year, with new interference hubs emerging worldwide.
See how real-time anomaly detection strengthens maritime resilience. windward.ai/blog/gps-jam...
See how real-time anomaly detection strengthens maritime resilience. windward.ai/blog/gps-jam...
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Alor 2 (IMO 9228538).
The “dark fleet” is no longer just about tankers and gas carriers. Containership, Alor 2, is part of a new genre. 🧵👇
The “dark fleet” is no longer just about tankers and gas carriers. Containership, Alor 2, is part of a new genre. 🧵👇
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Alor 2 (IMO 9228538).
The “dark fleet” is no longer just about tankers and gas carriers. Containership, Alor 2, is part of a new genre. 🧵👇
The “dark fleet” is no longer just about tankers and gas carriers. Containership, Alor 2, is part of a new genre. 🧵👇
Windward’s Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst, @michellewb.bsky.social spoke with @npr.org's Planet Money about the rise of Russia’s shadow fleet and the hidden networks keeping it afloat.
Listen or read it here: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Listen or read it here: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
How Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers evades western sanctions
The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Windward’s Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst, @michellewb.bsky.social spoke with @npr.org's Planet Money about the rise of Russia’s shadow fleet and the hidden networks keeping it afloat.
Listen or read it here: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Listen or read it here: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Komander (IMO 9271585).
A Russia-flagged suezmax tanker captured headlines for all the wrong reasons when it ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours.🧵👇
A Russia-flagged suezmax tanker captured headlines for all the wrong reasons when it ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours.🧵👇
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: Komander (IMO 9271585).
A Russia-flagged suezmax tanker captured headlines for all the wrong reasons when it ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours.🧵👇
A Russia-flagged suezmax tanker captured headlines for all the wrong reasons when it ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours.🧵👇
New sanctions on Rosneft & Lukoil are reshaping global trade and energy flows faster than expected.
Oct 30, join experts from WindwardAI, Stena Bulk, Sanctions SOS & former OFAC leadership for a live briefing on dark fleets, evasion tactics, and guidance for what’s next. go.wnwd.com/sanctions-on...
Oct 30, join experts from WindwardAI, Stena Bulk, Sanctions SOS & former OFAC leadership for a live briefing on dark fleets, evasion tactics, and guidance for what’s next. go.wnwd.com/sanctions-on...
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New sanctions on Rosneft & Lukoil are reshaping global trade and energy flows faster than expected.
Oct 30, join experts from WindwardAI, Stena Bulk, Sanctions SOS & former OFAC leadership for a live briefing on dark fleets, evasion tactics, and guidance for what’s next. go.wnwd.com/sanctions-on...
Oct 30, join experts from WindwardAI, Stena Bulk, Sanctions SOS & former OFAC leadership for a live briefing on dark fleets, evasion tactics, and guidance for what’s next. go.wnwd.com/sanctions-on...
Windward data featured in Splash247: over half of sanctioned vessels now sail under false or unknown flags. An alarming new record in global flag-hopping.
splash247.com/flag-hopping...
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Flag-hopping hits extreme levels - Splash247
The monthly publication of Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Monitor increasingly shows data that reflects the extraordinary geopolitical challenges and machinations that shipping has to navigate in 20...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Windward data featured in Splash247: over half of sanctioned vessels now sail under false or unknown flags. An alarming new record in global flag-hopping.
splash247.com/flag-hopping...
splash247.com/flag-hopping...
Maritime risk keeps rewriting the rules.
Windward’s Q3 2025 Report reveals 7 forces reshaping global trade, including sanctions, tariffs, and the rise of stateless fleets.
Your early warning system for what’s coming next.
go.wnwd.com/top-7-geopol...
Windward’s Q3 2025 Report reveals 7 forces reshaping global trade, including sanctions, tariffs, and the rise of stateless fleets.
Your early warning system for what’s coming next.
go.wnwd.com/top-7-geopol...
Q3 2025 Maritime Risk Report: Sanctions, Tariffs & Threats
Explore the top 7 geopolitical risks shaping global trade and shipping in Q3 2025 – from shadow fleets to new port tariffs, sanctions, and false flag threats.
go.wnwd.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Maritime risk keeps rewriting the rules.
Windward’s Q3 2025 Report reveals 7 forces reshaping global trade, including sanctions, tariffs, and the rise of stateless fleets.
Your early warning system for what’s coming next.
go.wnwd.com/top-7-geopol...
Windward’s Q3 2025 Report reveals 7 forces reshaping global trade, including sanctions, tariffs, and the rise of stateless fleets.
Your early warning system for what’s coming next.
go.wnwd.com/top-7-geopol...
More than 50 Iran-flagged tankers, including NITC VLCCs off Malaysia’s coast, briefly switched their AIS on for three days before going dark again.
Windward’s Early Detection solution tracked this rare surge in visibility, exposing coordinated dark fleet behavior: windward.ai/blog/iran-fl...
Windward’s Early Detection solution tracked this rare surge in visibility, exposing coordinated dark fleet behavior: windward.ai/blog/iran-fl...
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
More than 50 Iran-flagged tankers, including NITC VLCCs off Malaysia’s coast, briefly switched their AIS on for three days before going dark again.
Windward’s Early Detection solution tracked this rare surge in visibility, exposing coordinated dark fleet behavior: windward.ai/blog/iran-fl...
Windward’s Early Detection solution tracked this rare surge in visibility, exposing coordinated dark fleet behavior: windward.ai/blog/iran-fl...
What’s really behind the dark fleet?
Hear Windward's @michellewb.bsky.social on Pod Save the World explain its risks and reach.
🎧 Tune in from 1:10:00 → youtu.be/Z2GQx303Wrc?...
Hear Windward's @michellewb.bsky.social on Pod Save the World explain its risks and reach.
🎧 Tune in from 1:10:00 → youtu.be/Z2GQx303Wrc?...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What’s really behind the dark fleet?
Hear Windward's @michellewb.bsky.social on Pod Save the World explain its risks and reach.
🎧 Tune in from 1:10:00 → youtu.be/Z2GQx303Wrc?...
Hear Windward's @michellewb.bsky.social on Pod Save the World explain its risks and reach.
🎧 Tune in from 1:10:00 → youtu.be/Z2GQx303Wrc?...
Gambia’s shipping registry grew 1,038% in a year flagging dozens of sanctioned and high-risk tankers.
Windward’s analysis shows how small states are becoming the new havens for sanctions evasion.
go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
Windward’s analysis shows how small states are becoming the new havens for sanctions evasion.
go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Gambia’s shipping registry grew 1,038% in a year flagging dozens of sanctioned and high-risk tankers.
Windward’s analysis shows how small states are becoming the new havens for sanctions evasion.
go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
Windward’s analysis shows how small states are becoming the new havens for sanctions evasion.
go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
🚢 Windward's #ShipoftheDay: Clean Vision (IMO 9655456).
Among the 51 vessels sanctioned by the UK last week were seven LNG carriers, including Clean Vision, a Malta-flagged ship now caught in the expanding sanctions net. 🧵👇
Among the 51 vessels sanctioned by the UK last week were seven LNG carriers, including Clean Vision, a Malta-flagged ship now caught in the expanding sanctions net. 🧵👇
October 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚢 Windward's #ShipoftheDay: Clean Vision (IMO 9655456).
Among the 51 vessels sanctioned by the UK last week were seven LNG carriers, including Clean Vision, a Malta-flagged ship now caught in the expanding sanctions net. 🧵👇
Among the 51 vessels sanctioned by the UK last week were seven LNG carriers, including Clean Vision, a Malta-flagged ship now caught in the expanding sanctions net. 🧵👇
🚢 Windward's Ship of the Day: Satna (IMO 9253234).
A textbook case of how the dark fleet is bypassing sanctions, and even enforcement, at one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints: the Bosporus Strait.
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A textbook case of how the dark fleet is bypassing sanctions, and even enforcement, at one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints: the Bosporus Strait.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚢 Windward's Ship of the Day: Satna (IMO 9253234).
A textbook case of how the dark fleet is bypassing sanctions, and even enforcement, at one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints: the Bosporus Strait.
🧵👇
A textbook case of how the dark fleet is bypassing sanctions, and even enforcement, at one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints: the Bosporus Strait.
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Global maritime enforcement is entering a new phase.
Record violations, dark fleets, and false flags are testing compliance like never before.
Windward’s MariTIMES newsletter unpacks the shift from ships to ecosystems and what it means for sanctions & trade.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/perfec...
Record violations, dark fleets, and false flags are testing compliance like never before.
Windward’s MariTIMES newsletter unpacks the shift from ships to ecosystems and what it means for sanctions & trade.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/perfec...
🌍 A Perfect Storm of Sanctions, Tariff Turbulence, and Geopolitical Risk
The third quarter of 2025 closed with global shipping lanes under pressure from every direction. Sanctions enforcement intensified, tariffs decimated profit margins overnight, and the dark fleet — now...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Global maritime enforcement is entering a new phase.
Record violations, dark fleets, and false flags are testing compliance like never before.
Windward’s MariTIMES newsletter unpacks the shift from ships to ecosystems and what it means for sanctions & trade.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/perfec...
Record violations, dark fleets, and false flags are testing compliance like never before.
Windward’s MariTIMES newsletter unpacks the shift from ships to ecosystems and what it means for sanctions & trade.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/perfec...
Windward’s new WhatsApp integration brings Maritime AI™ risk insights straight into chat for instant vessel risk summaries.
See how it works: windward.ai/blog/windwar...
See how it works: windward.ai/blog/windwar...
October 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Windward’s new WhatsApp integration brings Maritime AI™ risk insights straight into chat for instant vessel risk summaries.
See how it works: windward.ai/blog/windwar...
See how it works: windward.ai/blog/windwar...
⚠️ Detected by Windward’s Maritime AI™
On October 15, a Chinese government–owned research vessel was flagged for unusual slow-speed maneuvers over the Pacific Light Cable Network — a critical undersea link between the U.S. and Taiwan.
On October 15, a Chinese government–owned research vessel was flagged for unusual slow-speed maneuvers over the Pacific Light Cable Network — a critical undersea link between the U.S. and Taiwan.
October 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
⚠️ Detected by Windward’s Maritime AI™
On October 15, a Chinese government–owned research vessel was flagged for unusual slow-speed maneuvers over the Pacific Light Cable Network — a critical undersea link between the U.S. and Taiwan.
On October 15, a Chinese government–owned research vessel was flagged for unusual slow-speed maneuvers over the Pacific Light Cable Network — a critical undersea link between the U.S. and Taiwan.
Gen AI is transforming trade for better and worse. Fraudsters use it to forge documents at scale. Windward’s AI-Automated Document Validation helps regulators and firms detect falsified paperwork before clearance.
See how AI can fight AI: windward.ai/blog/how-gen...
See how AI can fight AI: windward.ai/blog/how-gen...
The Digitalization Paradox: How Gen AI Is Fueling Tariff Fraud and How to Fight Back
Discover how Gen AI fuels tariff fraud and how AI-automated document validation helps U.S. authorities and firms fight back.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Gen AI is transforming trade for better and worse. Fraudsters use it to forge documents at scale. Windward’s AI-Automated Document Validation helps regulators and firms detect falsified paperwork before clearance.
See how AI can fight AI: windward.ai/blog/how-gen...
See how AI can fight AI: windward.ai/blog/how-gen...
The dark fleet is evolving faster than regulators can track.
Windward's analysis:
• 12 fraudulent registries in operation.
• 57% of sanctioned tankers falsely flagged or unknown.
• Flag hopping at record levels.
Intelligence-driven enforcement is critical. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
Windward's analysis:
• 12 fraudulent registries in operation.
• 57% of sanctioned tankers falsely flagged or unknown.
• Flag hopping at record levels.
Intelligence-driven enforcement is critical. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
October 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The dark fleet is evolving faster than regulators can track.
Windward's analysis:
• 12 fraudulent registries in operation.
• 57% of sanctioned tankers falsely flagged or unknown.
• Flag hopping at record levels.
Intelligence-driven enforcement is critical. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...
Windward's analysis:
• 12 fraudulent registries in operation.
• 57% of sanctioned tankers falsely flagged or unknown.
• Flag hopping at record levels.
Intelligence-driven enforcement is critical. go.wnwd.com/inside-the-d...