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  April 24, 2025
  The Need to Know Your Vessel™ is Highlighted in OFAC’s 2025 Advisory
  The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new maritime sanctions advisory on April 16, 2025, that signals a pivotal shift in compliance expectations. The update doesn’t just revisit the deceptive shipping practices (DSPs) introduced in 2020, it expands the scope of what regulators consider red-flag behavior, particularly in connection with Iranian...
  
  April 23, 2025
  Explaining the Surge in Cargo-Vessel Port Calls to Syria
  A significant anomaly in maritime activity was detected in Syrian waters last week (April 14-21, 2025), with 28 unique cargo vessels making port calls. This represents a 56% increase above the expected value of 18 vessels and exceeds the normal range of activity for the area. This spike follows a period of gradually increasing maritime...
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The Need to Know Your Vessel™ is Highlighted in OFAC’s 2025 Advisory

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new maritime sanctions advisory on April 16, 2025, that signals a pivotal shift in compliance expectations. The update doesn’t just revisit the deceptive shipping practices (DSPs) introduced in 2020, it expands the scope of what regulators consider red-flag behavior, particularly in connection with Iranian…

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Explaining the Surge in Cargo-Vessel Port Calls to Syria

A significant anomaly in maritime activity was detected in Syrian waters last week (April 14-21, 2025), with 28 unique cargo vessels making port calls. This represents a 56% increase above the expected value of 18 vessels and exceeds the normal range of activity for the area. This spike follows a period of gradually increasing maritime…

Shadow fleet report insights from Windward and RUSI’s Maritime Sanctions Taskforce covering deceptive shipping practices enforcement gaps and compliance risks

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5 Key Findings & Implications from RUSI’s Taskforce’s Last Report

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Maritime Sanctions Taskforce published its second meeting report at the beginning of 2025, offering an in-depth analysis of the evolving dynamics of the shadow fleet. This comprehensive document sheds light on the sophisticated methods employed by the fleet to circumvent international sanctions, particularly those targeting Russia and Iran. For…