In this episode of Future Thinking, Mike Salthouse is joined by Brendan Moore, CEO of SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company to discuss the issue of sanctions avoidance and how the Parallel Fleet breaks sanctions by avoiding detection. They review how sanctions breakers manipulate the vessel’s AIS signal, and consider how these practices might be countered.
Timestamps
00:33 Challenges in Sanctions Enforcement
02:26 Evolving Tactics in Maritime Sanctions
03:47 State-Level Spoofing and Advanced Evasion Techniques
06:15 Government vs. Commercial Capabilities
09:00 Future Technological Developments
09:44 Red Flags in Sanctions Breaking
11:19 Collaboration Between Governments and Industry