Ch16 Maritime Risk Intelligence

Pole Star Global: Combatting a new era of maritime sanctions evasion

Deceptive shipping practices (DSPs), notably AIS spoofing and dark fleet activity, have surged in recent years. This presents a formidable challenge for sanctions compliance. Pole Star Global and..

‘Dark fleet’: Shipbrokers are on thin ice if they ignore Russia sanctions

There was an unusual drop of verbal acid in Andi Case’s roundup of the financial year for the world’s biggest shipbroking firm, Clarksons.

Splash investigation pinpoints the true scale of the shadow tanker fleet

One of the most discussed, debated questions in shipping these days is the size of the so-called dark or shadow fleet, the vast array of tankers that are travelling the world’s oceans under the..

Shipping industry seeks to combat dark oil transfers at sea

Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight..