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The Week in Focus Three developments this week carry direct implications for maritime operations worldwide: the U.S. announcing a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers as Caribbean dark fleet act

At a Glance The U.S. seizure of the tanker Skipper marks a shift from tracking dark fleet activity to direct intervention. Dark fleet vessels rely on AIS manipulation, false flags, …

At a Glance Windward identified 116 vessels conducting 130+ area visits to the Caribbean Sea over the past 30 days. conducting to the Caribbean Sea over the past 30 days. …

Expanding Sanctions and the First Enforcement Actions As the United States prepared to intercept and seize more tankers off Venezuela, six shipping companies that owned sanctions-evading very large c

The U.S. government’s seizure of Skipper, alongside Ukraine’s drone attacks in the Black Sea, shows that the dark fleet of hundreds of flagless, stateless tankers can no longer operate unchallenged …

At a Glance The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) defines maritime security chokepoint access as a core national interest tied directly to economic stability. Illicit networks, gray-zone be

Rising Tensions Over the Tow of Kairos A diplomatic row is brewing between Türkiye and Bulgaria over how and why a tug towed the stricken shadow fleet tanker Kairos into …

At a Glance Undersea cables and offshore pipelines have become primary targets for covert state-linked activity and gray-zone pressure. Infrastructure sabotage is accelerating, from Baltic Sea incid

At a Glance AIS was designed for safety, not sanctions, security, or deception detection. Modern threats exploit AIS gaps through spoofing, cloning, and dark activity. Remote Sensing Intelligence v

At a Glance Today’s maritime threats are non-cooperative, fast-moving, and increasingly designed to evade traditional monitoring. Remote sensing intelligence provides mission-critical visibility acr