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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Eight OFAC-sanctioned Iranian tankers are converging on Malaysia's EOPL. Seven are dark, one resurfaced after 28 days off radar. Windward assesses the group for ship-to-ship transfer here before continuing to China. Per Vortexa, the fleet has loaded 8.56 million barrels of Iranian crude in 2026.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

171K+ vessels jammed in Q2. 3.3M+ false STS meetings recorded. Marine insurers must look beyond unverified AIS data and documents. Insurers need behavioral intelligence at every stage to price risk accurately. okt.to/jmk326

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A 2nd Qatari LNG carrier hit in a month. GASLOG SHANGHAI was struck ~11nm NE of Limah, Oman on Jul 31. The IRGC separately claims it disabled 2 more tankers under U.S. escort. What we tracked before the strike: okt.to/5yefNa

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🚨 Italian navy boarded the sanctioned tanker TOA PAYOH (IMO 9298492) west of Pantelleria on Aug 2 under Operation IRINI — the 2nd EU flag verification boarding in 12 days. 18 Russia shadow fleet tankers boarded by European forces since Dec 2024, 15 this year.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

6 Saudi-flagged tankers detected routing via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Houthi blockade. One Taiwan-to-Yanbu voyage nearly doubling, from ~24 to ~56 days. Details here: okt.to/Lk4ryT

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

GASLOG SHANGHAI, carrying Qatari LNG, struck in Hormuz on Jul 31, the 2nd hit on Qatari LNG cargo 1 month. 4 Saudi tankers struck in the Red Sea, but 22 Chinese-linked vessels crossed Bab el-Mandeb unharmed. okt.to/UMivDo

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

EO imagery of Hodeidah before and after the July 24-25 strike shows port activity rising. Four vessels explain why, including one tracing a Malaysia-Somalia-Djibouti-Hodeidah route, a known smuggling pattern. okt.to/f4cwgU

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Nearly half of Saudi Arabia's Yanbu crude now moves north via SUMED or Suez, not south through Bab el Mandeb, after Houthi forces banned Saudi cargo on July 19. Some VLCCs shuttle crude to Ain Sukhna dark on AIS, while others load at Sidi Kerir. Chinese ships still pass uninterrupted.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A Chinese-flagged bulk carrier sailed Bab el-Mandeb to Jeddah untouched while the Houthis hit Saudi-linked ships at the same ports. No dark activity. It broadcast "CHINA SHIP CREW" on AIS through the chokepoint. Selective enforcement, in the open.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Saudi tanker NCC GHAZAL was reportedly struck by Houthi forces on July 28. Beforehand, a 7-day AIS blackout off Yemen, multiple ship-to-ship transfers, repeated destination changes. Windward's risk models flagged it as a likely target two days before the strike. Behavior tells the story first.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

15 LNG tankers are currently sailing toward India. • 2 are already in Indian waters and 2 more are arriving within days. • 3 remain stuck in the Arabian Gulf. • 7 are weeks away from Africa and the Americas. Supply is now operating on a razor-thin margin.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Strait of Hormuz transit dropped 80% in 24 hours. 📉 It's not just the strikes, it's the insurance. With P&I clubs cancelling war risk extensions and premiums surging to 1%, the waterway is effectively closed by risk assessment. windward.ai/blog/role-of...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Maritime enforcement is accelerating. Boardings, safety-based intervention, and access denial are now applied across regions, not single theaters. This week’s Maritime Defense Weekly highlights the signals driving the shift. windward.ai/blog/maritim...

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Maritime Enforcement Accelerates Across Global Shipping

Maritime enforcement is shifting from monitoring to action, with safety, access controls, and behavior-led interdictions reshaping global shipping risk.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

High-seas boardings, false-flag liability, and safety-driven intervention are unfolding faster, across more jurisdictions, and with fewer constraints. This week’s Maritime Defense Weekly highlights the growing enforcement velocity and key developments at sea. windward.ai/blog/maritim...

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Maritime Defense Weekly: Maritime Enforcement Accelerates

Maritime enforcement is accelerating, with tanker boardings, European interdictions, and safety failures exposing shadow fleet risk across key sea lanes.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Russian crude hasn't disappeared from EU energy markets. It has moved upstream. Windward's report analyzes how India, China, and Turkey processed 1.17B barrels of Russian crude in 2025, feeding EU-bound refined products ahead of the EU’s 18th sanctions package. windward.ai/knowledge-ba...

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EU 18th Sanctions Package Exposure Report on Russian Oil

Analysis of EU sanctions exposure from Russian crude and refined product flows via India, China, and Turkey, highlighting high-risk refineries and vessels.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The fall of Maduro and the EU’s 18th sanctions package mark a structural shift in maritime compliance. List-based screening no longer protects against seizures, interdictions, or molecule-level bans. What changed, and what compliance now requires: windward.ai/blog/maduros...

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Venezuela’s Fall and the EU's 18th Sanctions Package

With the capture of Maduro & the EU’s Jan 21 refined product ban, global oil trade faces an unprecedented crisis. Learn how to navigate compliance in this era.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Sanctions tightened and Russia adapted. Windward tracking shows EU-owned tankers regained share of Russian oil shipments in December as prices fell below the cap and new trading structures emerged. windward.ai/blog/eu-owne...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Sanctioned and fleeing tanker Marinera, as seen in this Windward remote sensing SAR image in the North Atlantic on January 6. A smaller vessel is also visible, possibly in pursuit.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Tanker Bella 1 is attempting to evade a U.S. blockade by repainting a Russian flag and claiming protection at sea. Windward has also observed other sanctioned VLCCs making U-turns near Venezuela, signaling widening disruption to oil exports. windward.ai/blog/tanker-...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Windward AI has identified six high risk tankers including the BELOMOR and JUMBO adopting a coastal hugging strategy near Türkiye. These sanctioned vessels are betting that proximity to shore will prevent strikes. Data shows the dark fleet is under pressure. windward.ai/blog/russian...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Undersea cables carry 99 percent of global data. They are exposed, lightly monitored, and increasingly targeted. Infrastructure sabotage now hides behind “routine” maritime activity. Detecting it requires visibility beyond AIS. windward.ai/blog/protect...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The dark fleet is not a vessel problem. It is a network problem. AIS manipulation, false flags, and shell ownership are coordinated across fleets to move sanctioned oil at scale. Vessel-by-vessel monitoring misses the system behind the activity. windward.ai/blog/what-is...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

FREESIA 1 (IMO 9159660) is transmitting near Venezuela. Windward’s Remote Sensing Intelligence confirms the vessel was physically scrapped in Bangladesh in 2021. This is what zombie vessels look like in practice. go.wnwd.com/how-zombie-v...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

AIS was built for safety, not deception. As spoofing and dark activity scale globally, Windward's Remote Sensing Intelligence delivers the answer by fusing SAR, EO, RF, and behavioral analytics to provide the verified visibility you need. windward.ai/blog/why-mar...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Port operations in the UK and Canada slowed this week as weather, rail issues, and a container spill added pressure. Follow for more port insights.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

From @apnews.com: "The Skipper’s final weeks hiding in the Caribbean were reconstructed by Windward, which uses satellite imagery relied on by U.S. officials mapping the movements of the dark fleet." Thank you to AP, @washingtonpost.com, & @skynewsrss.bsky.social for surfacing our intel to readers.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The U.S. seizure of Skipper and Ukraine’s targeted drone strikes show a clear shift. Flagless dark-fleet tankers are becoming active enforcement targets. Nearly 400 falsely flagged ships are now exposed. Full context: windward.ai/blog/the-dar...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

In 2025: More than 24,000 vessels faced GPS jamming. Over 1,000 ships were sanctioned. Manual systems could not keep up. See the trends shaping 2026 and why technology will determine who stays ahead: windward.ai/blog/2025-ma...

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2025 Maritime Stress Test: Why AI Was the Differentiator

In 2025, every quarter brought disruption. Discover how Maritime AI™ helped organizations adapt to spoofing, sanctions, and shifting global trade flows.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

2025 ends in the dark. This month’s MariTIMES provides the intelligence you need to see ahead into 2026. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-v...

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From Venezuela to the Black Sea: Intelligence You Need Before 2026

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Gambia is removing Russia-trading tankers from its flag as pressure grows on permissive registries used by the dark fleet. Twenty vessels are now falsely flagged, with more expected. Windward data shows how the crackdown is shifting tanker flows: windward.ai/blog/gambia-...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

False-flag vessels have doubled since January. Q3 added a 22% surge, four new fraudulent registries, and record-level flag-hopping across global fleets. This is the new map of maritime deception.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

⚓️ Follow @windward-ai.bsky.social for more #ShipoftheDay insights into the shadow fleet, sanctions evasion and deceptive shipping practices.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

15. The behaviour of New Power shows how unreliable conventional AIS has become in tracking many sanctioned tankers. GNSS manipulation, false flags and prolonged dark periods are now standard tools in a widening landscape of opacity.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

14. This includes Azure Voyager and Olina (IMO 9282479), which surfaced off Venezuela on November 15 even though its last signal had been in Chinese waters in July.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

13. The tanker now joins a group of vessels whose AIS tracks indicate protracted loitering in Venezuela or the Caribbean, despite movements that make little economic or commercial sense.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

12. After leaving China, AIS showed the vessel heading toward Venezuela. Why New Power appeared to loiter in Venezuelan waters for such a long period remains unknown.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

11. New Power then sailed to Dongying, China, where it went dark for 16 hours. During that period the tanker discharged its oil at an undisclosed terminal. This practice has become common in northern China as terminals attempt to hide the origin of sanctioned cargoes.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

10. The vessel’s last voyage involved Iranian crude loaded via ship-to-ship transfer in the Riau archipelago off Malaysia in March, according to Vortexa data.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

9. Windward had already flagged New Power as high risk long before regulators acted, identifying ID manipulation, location tampering, ship-to-ship transfers involving Russian oil, and behavioral anomalies over 18 months.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

8. The UK sanctioned New Power in July 2025 and the EU sanctioned it in May 2025.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

7. Between February and July, the vessel broadcast the flag of Guyana after being removed from Panama’s registry. Panama delisted the tanker after it was sanctioned by the United States in January for breaching Russia-related sanctions.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

6. New Power is also listed by the IMO as falsely flagged with Comoros, adding to its portfolio of deceptive behavior.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

5. Another example is Azure Voyager (IMO 9181649), which has left similar spoofed tracks while loitering in waters near Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire. Windward data shows five ID and location tampering incidents for that tanker in the past 14 months.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

4. In this Windward Remote Sensing Intelligence electro-optical satellite image from November 24, New Power’s AIS-reported route (in red) does not match its actual position — the vessel does not appear anywhere in the frame.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

3. Windward detected the spoofing as soon as it began on September 2. These patterns are common among dark fleet tankers calling in Venezuela.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

2. Over the past 11 weeks, the tanker’s AIS track has shown clear and repeated spoofing. Squiggled and looped pathways, tightly packed trajectories and erratic jumps across the Caribbean indicate consistent GNSS manipulation.

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🚢 Windward’s #ShipoftheDay: New Power (IMO 9266853). Since arriving in Venezuela in early September, New Power has engaged in the full trifecta of deceptive shipping practices seen in the country’s sanctioned oil trades. 🧵👇

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

@michellewb.bsky.social, Windward's Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst, joined BBC News to explain the rising risks of the dark fleet and why it's “an accident waiting to happen." Watch the full story: youtu.be/3ObIEBkssuU?...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

RF detects vessels even when AIS goes dark. It captures radar, radio, and satellite emissions to close visibility gaps. Windward's Remote Sensing Intelligence combines RF with SAR, EO, and analytics for full maritime awareness. Learn how. windward.ai/blog/radio-f...

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Windward @windward-ai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Greek-owned tankers just hit their lowest participation in Russian crude since the invasion of Ukraine, lifting only 3 of 65 early-November cargoes. With U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil taking effect Nov 21, pressure is building. Full analysis: windward.ai/blog/greece-...

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