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Source: http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/%E2%80%9C-oceans-must-be-governed-and-disciplined%E2%80%9D
Israeli Firm Tracks Ship Movements Worldwide
(Israel Defense) Amir Rapaport - Dozens of analysts at the Windward Company in Tel Aviv track the movements of Iranian ships around the world. Windward provides intelligence to Israel as well as to dozens of navies and other organizations interested in irregular vessel movements. Their clientele includes international customs agencies, immigration agencies and financial investment houses that need to know how much oil and other commodities travel around the globe. Windward, which monitors more than 200,000 vessels worldwide at any given moment, is the only organization that currently monitors shipping activity continuously. It provides a maritime picture based on data provided by satellites and coastal radar systems, and transmitted by the vessels themselves. Since 2010, each vessel is obliged to continuously transmit its location along with details about its cargo. Any ship that stops transmitting will become suspect immediately. Windward has spotted hundreds of cases of maritime smuggling.