Deceptive shipping practices pose growing challenges for sanctions compliance within the maritime industry. Early detection and mitigation involve technology and expertise. The eleventh package of sanctions enforced by the EU focuses on deceitful activities and stresses the importance of ship monitoring. As such, automated maritime artificial intelligence technologies, such as Maritime AI, can help P&I Clubs identify and detect risks before they occur and turn into serious incidents. These major concerns involve illegal ship-to-ship operations, GNSS spoofing or jamming. Adaptation and model re-training is equally important in that one has to stay a step ahead of evolving tactics.
Tackling Maritime Challenges
However, more pressure is being placed on the maritime industry to manage sanctions compliance, because “bad actors” are increasingly employing sophisticated practices. It is important to detect risks as soon by use of advanced technological and maritime expertise. The 11th EU sanction focuses on misleading shipments and insists that vessels should be monitored and alert systems automated. Maritime AI™ helps the world’s leading P&I Clubs, covering 90% of the ocean-going tonnage, detect classics as well as emerging forms of deceitful practices.
European Union’s 11th sanctions
On June 24, 2023, the EU imposed its eleventh sanctions package that focuses on growing DSP during the Russian-Ukraine conflict. The main objectives entail ship-to-ship (STS) transfers and position modification. Ninety per cent of the tonnage of the ocean-going tonnage is improving due diligence through vessel monitoring and alerts to avoid sanction violations. Maritime AI™ helps in detection and prevents P&I Clubs from conducting private investigations.
STS operations
The rise of illicit ship-to-ship STS operations is a direct fallout of sanctions. As expected, manual monitoring is not achievable for over four hundred and sixty thousand STS operations witnessed in 2022. State Department has adopted new technological advancements that allow for monitoring of STS activities boosting sanctions enforcement. Windward’s artificial intelligent supervision transmission system (STS), has 96% accuracy in dealing with oil smuggling and other deceptive activities.
GNSS Manipulation Challenges
GNSS manipulation, an increasingly complex deceptive shipping practice, disguises a vessel’s true location using machine-generated data. It has evolved from easily detectable odd patterns to sophisticated, natural-looking tracks. Windward’s patent-pending GNSS model uniquely identifies manipulation. Timely adaptation is crucial, as political changes, regulations, and trade route shifts demand quick adjustments. Partnering with experienced companies like Windward allows leveraging best practices for model development and retraining. Fast time to market and continuous monitoring are key for AI-driven accuracy. Windward releases new models regularly, ensuring they surpass the established baseline before launch.
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