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Whitepaper
False Flags, Fraudulent Registries, and the Dark Fleet
Sanctioned vessels are exploiting weak oversight, fake registries, and provisional loopholes to keep trading. This whitepaper breaks down how false flagging and registry fraud fuel the dark fleet, and how compliance teams can detect and disrupt these tactics before they escalate.
Unmasking the Flagging Loopholes Driving Global Risk
From flag hopping to fake shipping documents, the flagging ecosystem has become central to sanctions evasion. This whitepaper offers a data-driven look into:
- The rise of fraudulent registries and fake flags.
- A real case exposing flag hopping practices.
- Registry trends across high risk and sanctioned fleets.
- How Windward’s Document Validation detects and counters this fraud.