PAT008 · Network Intelligence

Shadow Fleet

Does the vessel network exhibit characteristics consistent with shadow fleet activity?

Supporting questions:

Who owns the vessel?

Who controls the vessel?

Has ownership recently changed?

Is ownership obscured?

Does the vessel connect to sanctioned entities?

Does the vessel participate in high-risk maritime behaviour?

NI008 Shadow Fleet identifies networks of vessels, operators, owners, managers and associated entities exhibiting characteristics commonly associated with shadow fleet activity.

The purpose of this intelligence product is to detect maritime networks that may be used to:

Evade sanctions
Conceal cargo origins
Conceal cargo destinations
Obscure vessel ownership
Facilitate illicit trade
Circumvent regulatory controls
Enable sanctions evasion schemes

NI008 is a specialised Network Intelligence capability supporting sanctions, trade finance and maritime investigations.

Risk indicators

Shadow Fleet

Frequent Flag Changes
Frequent Ownership Changes
AIS Gaps
Ship-to-Ship Transfers
Offshore Ownership
Layered Ownership
Sanctioned Connections
High-Risk Trade Routes
Opaque Ownership

Risk

Layered vessel ownership
Frequent flag changes
AIS anomalies
Indirect sanctions exposure
Ownership opacity

Investigation actions

Individual Shadow Fleet Vessels
Connected Vessel Networks
Ownership Concealment Structures
Sanctions Evasion Networks
Maritime Risk Clusters

Detection logic

NI008 should identify:

Individual Shadow Fleet Vessels

Connected Vessel Networks

Ownership Concealment Structures

Sanctions Evasion Networks

Maritime Risk Clusters

Curated from fc-03-network-intelligence-library/intelligence-products/specific/NI008/README.md