Introducing GPS Jamming Resilience: Cutting False Vessel Activity From Contested Waters
Windward is releasing GPS Jamming Resilience, a new platform capability that automatically identifies and suppresses the false vessel activity generated by GPS interference, before any of it reaches an analyst. It launches already proven. Since Operation Epic Fury began in late February, the capability has filtered more than 2.2 million false ship-to-ship (STS) meeting records…
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IRGC Orders Vessels to Turn Back: The Southern Corridor Reversal Stalls the Hormuz Recovery
At a Glance Operational Overview A week of widening commercial confidence in the Strait of Hormuz has run into the first significant test of the post-MoU operating environment. On June 25, the IRGC published a Telegram claim that vessels in the southern corridor had been ordered to turn back, with Windward identifying five vessels exhibiting…
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What Bunkering Operators Need to Know About the EU’s 21st Sanctions Package
At a Glance What the 21st Package Means for Bunkering The EU’s 21st sanctions package, proposed on June 9, 2026, introduces a structural shift in how Russia sanctions reach into the maritime services sector. Previous packages focused on sanctioning the vessels themselves, the entities operating them, and the financial institutions enabling the trade. The 21st…
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GPS Jamming Is Breaking the AIS Data Compliance Teams Rely On
At a Glance The Compliance Problem That Did Not Exist Five Years Ago For two decades, AIS has served as the trusted backbone of maritime compliance screening. Banks screen counterparties using AIS-derived vessel histories. Insurers price policies and assess claims using AIS movement records. Charterers evaluate vessel KYC profiles using AIS-confirmed port call histories. Marine…
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