How Arte Bunkering Streamlined Risk & Compliance with Windward Maritime AI™

About Arte Bunkering

Arte Bunkering, founded in 2009, is a global provider of tailored solutions and services to the shipping industry. Supplying energy products, lubricants, and related services to over 900 ports worldwide, Arte Bunkering prioritizes reliability and compliance, facilitating seamless operations for clients. The group services its global customers from offices in Singapore, Dubai, Cyprus, Athens, Hamburg, and New Jersey.

Missed Business Opportunities and Increased Uncertainty

Arte Bunkering faced significant challenges due to their manual screening of vessels’ historical port calls — an essential process for identifying deceptive shipping practices (DSPs) and compliance risks. This manual method was labor-intensive and inefficient, resulting in critical gaps that restricted responsiveness and introduced uncertainty into operational decision-making.

The negative impacts included:

• Intensive manual labor causing slow decision-making 
• Missed business opportunities arising from operational delays 
• Increased uncertainty due to incomplete visibility into vessel histories and associated compliance risks

Maximized Security and Efficiency with Windward

Arte Bunkering integrated Windward’s Maritime AI™ Risk & Compliance solution into its workflows, enabling rapid assessments of vessel risk profiles. To further enhance efficiency and security, the group implemented Windward’s automated API, embedding compliance risk scoring directly into its trading platform. This ensures comprehensive vessel screening and proactively addresses potential compliance concerns.

Arte Bunkering also provided front-office personnel with direct access to Windward’s compliance indicators, empowering proactive engagement, superior customer service, and quicker, better-informed pre-fixture decisions.

Results achieved:

• Significant improvement in decision-making quality, driven by enhanced visibility and comprehensive vessel screening.
• Increased business opportunities due to timely and confident risk assessments.
• Strengthened operational security via comprehensive, automated screening of all traded vessels.

Business Benefits for Arte Bunkering

Arte Bunkering achieved clear, tangible benefits from partnering with Windward:

• Improved risk management: Real-time visibility and comprehensive vessel screening strengthened compliance capabilities and significantly reduced operational risks. 
• Efficiency gains: Automation dramatically cut manual screening workloads, enabling teams to allocate more time to strategic tasks. 
• Revenue growth: Enhanced screening empowered Arte Bunkering to confidently capitalize on trading opportunities that were previously limited by slower processes and uncertain risk assessments.

Windward’s Risk & Compliance Solution

Organizations strengthen business resiliency and continuity with Windward’s Maritime AI™ Risk & Compliance solution. They proactively manage regulatory exposure and disruptions, enabling informed decision-making and unlocking growth opportunities across pre- and post-fixture operations.

Windward is a pioneer in transforming maritime regulations into actionable AI models. From the moment a regulation is published, Windward is first to market — delivering predictive insights capable of identifying up to 97% of sanctioned vessels before their official designation. With deep alignment to global regulations and advisories, Windward sets the industry benchmark for proactive compliance and time-to-market efficiency.

“The Most Accurate Screening Tech on the Market”

“Integrating the most accurate screening technology on the market into our compliance workflow enabled us to scale effectively and accelerate strategic decision-making,” said Alexander Wendland, Head of Risk & Compliance at Arte Bunkering.

“The depth and accuracy of Windward’s AI-driven insights are unmatched, empowering our teams — including front-office personnel — to make faster, better-informed decisions. Ultimately, this enhances our security posture and drives business growth.”

Looking Ahead

The continuously evolving maritime compliance landscape demands robust and agile solutions. Windward’s advanced Maritime AI™, automated compliance capabilities, and expert insights equip Arte Bunkering to confidently navigate future industry challenges and maintain its commitment to operational excellence.

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