Why Russia’s Sanctioned Shadow Fleet Is Bypassing the English Channel
At a Glance Russian Tankers Repeatedly Bypass the English Channel Western-sanctioned tankers loading oil at Russian Baltic ports normally transit the English Channel as part of standard voyage routing. In the past 30 days, Windward tracked 84 Western-sanctioned tankers through the Channel — 44% flagged with Sierra Leone, 19% with Cameroon, and 18% with Russia….
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Iranian Exports Collapse as Enforcement Pressure Widens
At a Glance Operational Overview The June 1–4 reporting period highlights three parallel developments: Iranian exports are collapsing under blockade pressure, enforcement against sanctioned vessels is becoming more kinetic, and maritime control activity across Hormuz remains elevated. Iranian crude and condensate exports fell to 186,000 barrels per day in May, down 84% from April and…
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Why Customs Enforcement Is Moving from Document Screening to Behavioral Intelligence
At a Glance The Screening Model Customs Was Built On No Longer Holds For most of the last twenty years, customs enforcement has operated on a screening model. Cargo manifests arrive ahead of port call, risk scores are calculated against the declared origin, shipper, and route, and anomalies trigger inspection. The model worked while the…
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Why Behavioral Intelligence Now Defines Subsea Cable Protection
At a Glance From Monitoring to Prevention For most of the past decade, cable protection meant monitoring. Operators watched the screen, generated alerts when a vessel of concern appeared near a cable, and responded after the fact when damage occurred. The threat landscape has shifted in ways that existing tools and protocols were not designed…
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