False positives are a heavy burden on business. Unfortunately, they are often simply accepted as part of the job of conducting due diligence. But there is a lot that can be done to fight false positives and boost business. When screening vessels, one of the best ways to do this is by applying domain expertise…

On January 18th 2022, news hit of the Senegalese customs seizing three containers of ammunition aboard the Guyana-flagged cargo ship EOLIKA (IMO 8214968). Authorities estimated the value of the seized goods at $5.2 million for the three containers. While illicit trade of ammunition and small weapons is considered a small-in-size market and not the primary…

We are proud to announce that Sea/, an end-to-end digital shipping platform, recently chose to partner with Windward to improve pre-fixture negotiations. We sat down with Alex Gray, Head of Commercial Partnerships at Sea/, to learn more about this exciting partnership and understand how Windward’s AI platform is working to empower their clients. What is…

The need for maritime technology companies is growing fast, driven by uncertainties over supply chain dislocations and heightened risk exposure. Ships are getting larger through economies of scale, which increases the risk as asset values rise simultaneously. Threats are also becoming more complex. Information-oriented companies are now employing sophisticated tracking and data monitoring systems to…

According to a December Wall Street Journal article, in 2021, the ports of LA and Long Beach handled 21% more import containers between Jan. and Sept. than the same period in 2019. And at the time of the article, there was still a line of nearly 90 ships waiting to unload their cargoes in Southern California….

We’ve all seen terms like “advanced analytics” or “entity resolution” but what do these features really mean for your business? It’s not uncommon to come across a long list of “differentiators,” usually in the form of buzzword tech features that sound attractive but don’t always show in results. This is why at Windward, we care…

On December 6, Windward reached a major milestone when the company went public on the London Stock Exchange. And as exciting as it is, we believe that we are still only a fraction of the way done in everything we hope to achieve as a company. Why? We firmly believe that Maritime AI will make…

In 2020, regulators set the bar high. Stakeholders across the shipping industry had to be more stringent and so bad actors turned up their tactics. The result was new and better methods of sanctions evasion in 2021. We’ve been following it all and sharing our insights along the way. In case you missed it, here…

2021 was a busy year for maritime. Bad actors turned up the heat with new tactics, tricks, and practices. Thanks to Maritime AI, our system sorted through hundreds of data points to pinpoint the most relevant risk events of 2021. And we’ve summarized it all right here. More often than not, risk is over-accounted for….

Can you pinpoint what your maritime risk exposure is? For most banks, this is a common blind spot. In a 4-part masterclass hosted by VRS, Tim Aquino, a Solutions Expert at Windward, sat down with Oonagh van den Berg and other industry experts to discuss how maritime insights can be the critical link to staying ahead…

During the ICS event in Glasgow, our team quickly understood how the industry feels about the impending emission reduction targets set by the IMO. Overall, there was a sense of determination to change and achieve, in some cases, even exceed the goals. The attendees announced net-zero plans, making it clear that the shipping industry is…

The maritime industry is all too familiar with AIS (Automatic Identification System) transmission gaps. Literally and figuratively, these gaps leave stakeholders in the dark. To manage risk in this environment, maritime professionals look to AIS data providers. But having the right data points is only half the battle. Aggregating them in a meaningful way is…