Shining a Light on Shadow Fleets

Illicit shadow fleets are a growing threat to global security. These vessels, operating outside the law, help adversarial nations evade sanctions and finance their operations. Shadow fleets also pose a new risk of hybrid warfare, as seen in recent high-sea sabotage incidents in Europe. Opaque ownership structures and hidden networks make shadow fleets hard to track, but they aren’t invisible.

Join Sayari for this masterclass, where we will show you how to use corporate and trade records to pierce the veil of secrecy surrounding these actors. You’ll learn how to begin identifying actors behind shadow fleet networks, enabling more effective countermeasures and strategies for disrupting their activities.

Key takeaways will include:

• Insight into the latest U.S. sanctions and European efforts to counter shadow fleets
• Techniques for uncovering the entities behind shadow fleet networks, not just their vessels
• The critical role that corporate ownership and maritime records play in exposing these networks
• Real-world case studies demonstrating how to connect vessels to the individuals and organizations behind them