2025 OFAC Advisory: What Maritime Compliance Must Look Like Now

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Navigate Sanctions Compliance Risk with Predictive Insights

Elevate business resiliency and continuity with Windward’s Maritime AI™ Risk & Compliance. Proactively manage regulatory exposure and disruptions to make informed business decisions and unlock new growth opportunities in pre- and post-fixture operations.

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Smarter Risk Management with Maritime AI™

Windward integrates LSEG WorldCheck sanctions lists and watchlists to provide real-time screening and compliance checks for vessels and counterparties. This ensures seamless adherence to global regulations and minimizes exposure to sanctioned entities.

Windward uses Gen AI and more than 15 proprietary AI-based models to detect illicit maritime activities, such as ship-to-ship transfers and GNSS manipulation. This allows you to proactively manage risk exposure and identify high-risk vessels before any official designation.

With access to LSEG WC1, Dun & Bradstreet, and Visualized Link Analysis (VLA), Windward provides a complete view of maritime and non-maritime entities, including Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO). This end-to-end due diligence helps uncover hidden risks and connections within complex ownership structures and third-party affiliations.

Windward lets you define tailored risk profiles for your operations. Whether static or dynamic, Windward’s configurable risk indicators automatically set defined risk scores or trigger indications, ensuring customized proactive risk management across your workflows.

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The Gold Standard in Regulatory Alignment & Predictive Insights

At Windward, we are pioneers in translating maritime regulations into actionable AI models. From the moment a regulation is published, we are the first to market with a solution, providing predictive insights that flag 99% of sanctioned vessels before their official designation. With our deep alignment to global regulations and advisories, we set the gold standard in proactive compliance and time-to-market efficiency in the maritime industry.

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Protect Your Business from Critical Maritime Risks

Ship-to-Ship Transfer Monitoring

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Ship-to-Ship Transfer Monitoring

Track and assess ship-to-ship transfers, particularly in high-risk regions or involving multiple transfers. With behavioral STS classification and 2nd vessel insights, Windward helps identify all vessels involved, and evaluate risk exposure. With 96% accuracy in flagging illicit STS transfers, ensure a clearer understanding of cargo origin and counterparty risk.

AIS Spoofing Integrity

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AIS Spoofing Integrity

Windward uses patented deep learning models and behavioral analysis to flag dark activities and location (GNSS) manipulations. Windward identifies intentional, sanctions-related AIS spoofing with 75% fewer false positives, ensuring more accurate detection of vessels attempting to hide their true location or engage in illicit activities.

Ownership & Flag History

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Ownership & Flag History

Assess vessel ownership structures and past flag registries to identify vessels linked to the shadow fleet or high-risk regimes. This helps prevent engaging with vessels involved in illicit activities or sanctions evasion.

Cargo Origin Verification

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Cargo Origin Verification

Verify cargo origin through sequence search and Bill of Lading (BoL) verification. Windward ensures accurate vessel screening and cargo movements and voyage milestone accuracy for payment approvals, risk assessments and fraud identification.

Unlock Business Growth with Native Generative AI

Leverage MAI Expert™, a virtual maritime risk subject matter expert, to quickly identify risks, optimize resources, and standardize organizational communication to promote business growth with an industry-first, maritime-focused Gen AI prompts. Save 20 minutes per screening on average with:

  • Pre-built templates for common workflows
  • Available off-the-shelf in 5 languages
  • Organization Defined MAI Expert™
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Vessel Screening – Anytime, Anywhere.

Stay ahead of risks and never lose business with Windward’s optimized mobile vessel screening. Instantly access compliance risk insights, and Gen AI-powered risk assessments from MAI Expert™ – right at your fingertips. Whether you’re traveling or away from your desk, make fast, informed decisions, take action in real time, and seamlessly share insights with your team – directly from your mobile device

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