Celebrating 250 Years of American Maritime Strength
In 1776, the ocean was opaque. A ship’s captain leaving an American port for European waters could not be certain when they would arrive, or whether they would arrive at all. A typical Atlantic crossing took six to eight weeks, shaped by weather, currents, and chance on every individual voyage. Navigation depended on what a…
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What the New OFAC-OFSI Comparative Overview Means for Maritime Sanctions Compliance
At a Glance The OFAC-OFSI Publication in Context The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) are the offices responsible for enforcing economic sanctions implemented by the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. The two offices established the OFAC-OFSI Enhanced…
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Hormuz’s Stalled Recovery: Two Strikes and Suspended Evacuation
At a Glance Operational Overview The Strait of Hormuz is technically open, but it is not functioning as commercial infrastructure. Two kinetic incidents in 72 hours, an IMO evacuation corridor suspended without a resumption date, and total daily transits averaging approximately 13, roughly 90% below pre-war levels, collectively describe a corridor that is open in…
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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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