Key Takeaways: LPG Export Slowdown Building Up in Omani Waters I’m keeping a close eye on the escalating crisis in the Gulf, where Windward data is revealing a troubling buildup of 37 stationary LPG tankers in Omani waters as of 2:03 PM BST, June 18, 2025—82% above normal

As the Iran conflict escalates, we’re hosting a live security briefing to help you navigate mounting threats across key maritime trade lanes. Strait of Hormuz transits have dropped 20% in a single week. GPS jamming is disrupting over 1,000 vessels, freight rates are surging, and

Iran’s jamming GPS in the Strait of Hormuz, messing with ~970 ships, per Windward. UKMTO confirms the interference. Faulty AIS coordinates are screwing up navigation in the Persian Gulf. The IRGC threatens to shut the strait down in hours.

23% of vessels in Arab Gulf/Strait of Hormuz experienced GPS jamming today (~1600 vessels impacted out of ~7000 ). Up more than 60% from 971 on Friday.

GPS jamming is taking a different shape, size and scale than ever before. These are areas where Windward have observed GPS jamming that directly affects freedom of navigation and air navigation over the last few days. As of yesterday, vessels affected are up 60% to 1600 from

Key Insights on Container Movements in the Arabian Gulf The Israel-Iran conflict, escalating since June 13, 2025, has sent ripples through global maritime logistics. Windward has been tracking critical shipping exceptions in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, revealing

I wrote this week about GPS Jamming becoming different. We've seen it peak. From my conversations in the insurance industry - there are already clear casualties and claims that are caused by GPS jamming : 1. Groundings in the Arabian Gulf - caused by vessels "miscalculating

The Magic Seas , I hear , was attacked by the Houthis a few hours ago, is ablaze and there are rumors of the crew abandoning ship. We can't see any specific connection to US or Israel . MAI Expert, Windward generative AI Agent summarizes it very clearly (see below). Why did

The houthis announced that the reason they attacked the Magic Seas is that *other* vessels operated by that company called Israel. A quick search for the last 6 months of port calls in Israel show 1113 vessels which called ports- but over 15K other vessels managed (commercially)

The Eternity C was attacked yesterday , following the sinking of the Magic Seas and reportedly also casualties. This is a new policy by the Houthis who announced they will be attacking any vessel which had its sister vessels (i.e. vessels managed by the same company) visit or

Dutch Raids. 90 Suspicious Ship-to-Ship Transfers. Why Every Maritime Service Provider Needs AI-Driven Compliance — Now. Dutch investigators just arrested four executives at a local equipment manufacturer for allegedly provisioning Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers. It is a stark

I’ve worked for a few companies now from start-up through IPO and beyond. Here’s five lessons I’ve carried with me as an investor. None of them show up in a spreadsheet. 1. Culture is a company’s second product: Companies have two products - The one they sell to their customers

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The White House's America's AI Action Plan, unveiled this month, calls for the DOD to aggressively adopt trustworthy, secure, and explainable AI to maintain military preeminence. In the maritime domain—where 90% of global trade flows and threats like sanctions evasion and GNSS

EU’s 18th Sanctions & US Crackdown: The Heat’s On for Illicit Shipping The EU’s 18th package (July 18, 2025) slammed the door on Russian oil laundering—banning refined products like diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude, even if processed in India, starting Jan 2026. Windward’s

Since we built Windward in 2010, we have evolved from a small startup of engineers and maritime experts, to a more meaningful business serving almost 300 customers at the crossroads of trade & regulation. Shipping has become more complex. Geopolitics, sanctions, tariffs,

The hard part of being a founder isn’t raising money, that’s the easy part. It’s waking up for years wondering if it’ll ever work. It’s hearing “no” constantly. It’s pivoting for the 7th time in 3 years. It’s watching your best teammates quit. It’s reinventing the company

It’s not about Elon Musk. It’s about real questions. Why does Britain today have more extremists than the Middle East, and more rapists rivaling the Islamists of Port Sudan in Africa and Pakistan? And why does your system, Keir Starmer, protect Islamist jihadist thugs and

🚨 A sanctioned dark fleet tanker is drifting suspiciously over a NATO undersea electricity cable in the Baltic. Ship of the Day: Devika/Qasr (IMO 9402471) 👇🧵

Greek-owned tankers shipped 16% of all Russian crude over August, with the EU and UK introduction of a lower price cap earlier this month now sidelining any further involvement. Greek shipowners carried 27% of Russian crude in June, 20% in July, and 16% in August. The analysis