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Windward Daily Report: 16 Outbound Vessels Transit Hormuz
July 6 presents a modest but operationally significant shift at Kharg Island, where both the western and eastern crude terminals were reoccupied overnight by dark ballast tankers, fresh arrivals not present in the July 5 collection, indicating a new loading cycle is opening after a period of terminal vacancy. Three dark VLCC-class tankers of approximately 333 meters are now at berth across both terminalsâŠ
Vice Admiral Bob Sharp Appointed as Windward Chief Maritime Intelligence Officer
Windward, thealeader in mission-grade Maritime AI, announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Sharp, retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral, as Chief Maritime Intelligence Officer (CMIO). Sharp brings decades of experience at the highest levels of the U.S. defense and intelligence establishment, and will work directly with Ami Daniel, CEO and Co-Founder, to shape Windward's intelligence strategy and deepen its engagement with defenseâŠ
Windward: Strait of Hormuz Throughput is Increasing
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains controlled rather than open, but throughput is increasing, according to Windwardâs latest intelligence report.On March 30, six AIS-transmitting vessels crossed the corridor, while additional movements likely occurred under partial or fully dark conditions.At the same time, vessel activity at the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas provides visibility into how this system operates in practice.
Windward Daily Brief March 6: 35 Hormuz Crossings in 4 Days, LPG Exports Fall
Windward is publishing daily intelligence reports on the crisis in the Gulf as the situation develops.The highlights of today's report are as follows: Operation Epic Fury triggered immediate disruption across maritime chokepoints in the Gulf.Commercial tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed as strikes, threats, and insurance withdrawal drove operators out of the corridor.At least eight commercial vessels have been struck since the start of the conflict across the GulfâŠ
With Sat Signal Jamming, Vessel Near Iran Appears to be in Rural Russia
The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday when just past 9:40 a.m. shiptracking data appeared to show the massive vessel in Russia, in fields better known for barley and sugar beets.By 4:15 p.m., the ship's erratic signals indicated it was in southern Iran near the town of Bidkhun, before later placing it back and forth across the Gulf.Mass interference since the start of the conflict between Israel and Iran has affected nearly 1âŠ
Windward Tracks Change to GPS Jamming Hotspots
Winwardâs latest report, focused on Q1 2025, indicates a major change in how vessels experiencing GPS jamming are appearing on tracking maps.The average distance vessels âjumpâ to when their AIS is jammed grew from 600km in Q4 2024 to 6,300km in Q1 2025. âThis distance completely disrupts trade and safety measures at sea, making it nearly impossible to track vessels within any realistic or relevant geographical vicinityâŠ
Windward Unveils AI Solution for Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection
Windward has launched a Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution, an AI-powered solution designed to protect the worldâs essential maritime infrastructure against growing threats.Windwardâs Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution addresses three primary threats to maritime infrastructure, deep-sea research operations, shallow-water sabotage, and attacks on offshore oil rigs and platforms.
New Patterns in Illicit Activity Emerged in 2024
A report from Windward indicates that new methods of illicit activity, including underwater infrastructure damage and the emergence of new convenience flags, complicated the global trading landscape in the last quarter of 2024.The Q4/2024 Windward Trade Patterns & Risk Insights Report suggests there is a behavioral pattern related to the suggested sabotage of undersea critical infrastructure cables in the Baltic regionâŠ
Windward Launches AI Threat Investigation System
Maritime AI company Windward has launched a new system: Advanced Intelligence, an AI-powered solution designed to empower intelligence and security organizations to uncover and handle threats more efficiently.The solution streamlines the entire investigation process from early anomaly detection and strategic investigations to vital context provided by MAI Expertâą, Windwardâs generative AI-powered virtual analyst.
AI Assistant Scans Data Streams and Social Media to Identify Maritime Risks
Maritime AI company Windward has launched Early Detection, an AI-based solution that identifies anomalies that could impact maritime operations.Early Detection analyzes vast amounts of maritime data to spot irregular activities, thus enabling organizations to passively uncover anomalies or new trends automatically with no required user input. The capability alerts stakeholders to global events that would otherwise remain hiddenâŠ
Dark Tanker Fleet Activity Morphs
A new analysis from Windward reports a 20% decrease in the volume of direct oil voyages out of Russia in Q3 2024 compared to Q2.Q3 2024 marked the lowest monthly average of direct voyages from Russia to China since March 2023. When compared to Q2 2024 averages, there is a decrease of 12% in such voyages.This is the first total volume decrease since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine and is likely related to the slight decrease in port calls in Russia this quarter.HoweverâŠ
Windward Launches Generative AI Solution
Maritime AI company Windward has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ISV Accelerate Program and has collaborated with AWS to launch a generative AI solution. The solution leverages Amazon Bedrock to improve risk management for the shipping, logistics and public sectors.Windwardâs collaboration with AWS aims to address the growing challenges faced by these industries, particularly in managing unstructured dataâŠ
Maritime AI Company to Support INTERPOL
Maritime AI company Windward has announced a partnership with INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, to assist in their mission of facilitating a secure maritime environment.Windwardâs Maritime AI will provide intelligence to help identify, track, and prevent criminal activities such as illicit trafficking, human smuggling, piracy and illegal fishing.The lack of actionable visibility in the maritime domain emboldens criminalsâŠ
VARD and Windward Select Brunvoll Propulsion for New Series of CSOVs
Brunvoll has received an order for the delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring packages for Windward Offshore's new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The order is for two vessels, with two additional vessels as an option.Windwardâs new vessels will have two propulsion azimuth thrusters in the aft, and two retractable azimuth thrusters and a tunnel thruster in the bow. All azimuth thrustersâŠ
Maritime AI Firm Launches Russia Sanctions Compliance Tool
A predictive intelligence company applying AI global maritime trade has launched a solution to minimize risk exposure in maritime trade as it relates to ongoing sanctions against Russia.In response to the recent Russian invasion into Ukraine, heavy economic sanctions were imposed days prior to the invasion and have since escalated rapidly. Amongst the most prominent organizations affected are Sverbank and VTBâŠ
Windward Launches Company Risk Insights
Windward, the Predictive Intelligence company applying AI to the maritime industry, announced the launch of Company Risk Insights, providing risk insights into every company in the maritime domain.The capability utilizes a new ownership data repository, risk indicators, data sets and behavioral models to provide Windward users with a complete risk assessment of all maritime related entities including a beneficiary list up to and including the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)âŠ
EU Taps Maritime Predictive Intelligence to Combat Drug Smugglers
Predictive Maritime Intelligence company Windward said it has partnered with The Maritime Analysis and Operations Center-Narcotics (MAOC (N)), an EU Law Enforcement unit created to respond to the threat of illicit drug trafficking by maritime and air conveyances. With air traffic down due to COVID-19, drug smugglers are relying heavily on maritime shipping to transport illegal contraband around the worldâŠ
New AI-powered Predictive Maritime Intelligence Solution Unveiled
Predictive maritime intelligence company Windward announced the release of its next-generation Maritime Predictive Intelligence solution powered by Maritime Artificial Intelligence Analytics (MAIAïž). Consisting of 10 billion datapoints and 300 behavioral analysis models, MAIAïž is designed to empower organizations to make smarter and faster decisions and optimize operations.According to Windward, recent sanction advisories from both the OFSI in the U.K. and OFAC in the U.S.
