RNS Reach
21 February 2024
Windward
Ltd.
("Windward", "the Company")
Windward chosen by INTERPOL,
the world's largest international police
organization
To enhance its global
efforts to address illegal activities at sea and create a safer
maritime environment
Windward (LSE: WNWD), the
leading Maritime AI™ company, is
pleased to be able to publicly announce its contract with INTERPOL
that was entered into in H2 2023. The following is the press
release that has been announced today.
Windward has announced a partnership
with INTERPOL, The International Criminal Police Organization, to
assist in their mission of facilitating a secure maritime
environment. Windward's Maritime AI will provide valuable
intelligence and insights to help identify, track, and prevent
criminal activities such as illicit trafficking, human smuggling,
and illegal fishing, creating a more secure maritime
environment.
Sea transport accounts for
around 90 percent of the global
movement of goods. However, the vastness of the oceans and the
sheer magnitude of vessels and containers in operation make
maritime security a challenging task, especially due to its
international nature. The lack of actionable visibility in the
maritime domain emboldens criminals, negatively impacts global
trade, and poses significant threats to national and international
security.
Through this partnership, INTERPOL
will leverage Windward's insights to advance investigations of
suspicious vessels, activities, and areas of interest worldwide.
Windward's platform will enhance INTERPOL's capacity to detect and
disrupt illegal maritime activities, including smuggling, piracy,
IUU, human trafficking, and the transportation of illegal goods to
create a safer maritime environment which is essential for the
smooth flow of global trade.
"Our oceans are vast and that is
often exploited by bad actors to evade authorities. We are honored
that INTERPOL chose Windward's solution to support their fight
against global maritime crime," said Ami Daniel, CEO of Windward.
"This is a testament to the excellence of our advanced AI
capabilities which will make a significant impact in addressing the
critical issue of maritime crime and making the seas safer for
global trade."
Windward's Maritime AI platform is
powered by advanced machine learning and behavioral analytics
models, utilizing billions of data points to provide valuable
insights into vessel behaviors, and ownership structures, and
predict in real-time which vessels are likely to be involved in
illicit activities. Windward's solution is the global standard in
maritime domain awareness, enabling government bodies across the
globe to protect their borders, national interests, and citizens,
by bringing visibility to the opaque maritime
environment.
"Tackling maritime crime has become
a crucial mission for law enforcement agencies and INTERPOL. We
work with local, regional, and international stakeholders to reduce
maritime crime globally and improve maritime governance," said
Hasan Khajah, Coordinator of the Maritime Security Unit of
INTERPOL. "We welcome the opportunity to leverage Windward's
technological and maritime expertise to bolster our enforcement
capabilities and help achieve a safer maritime
environment."
For more information, please
contact:
Windward Ltd.
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via Alma Strategic
Communications
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Irit Singer, CMO
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Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser &
Broker)
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+44(0)20 7523 8000
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Simon Bridges / Andrew
Potts
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Alma Strategic Communications
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+44(0)20 3405 0205
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Caroline Forde / Kieran
Breheny
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About Windward
Windward (LSE:WNWD), is the leading Maritime AI™ company, providing an
all-in-one platform to accelerate global trade. Windward's
AI-powered decision support and exception management platform
offers a 360° view of the maritime ecosystem and enables
stakeholders to make real time, predictive intelligence-driven
decisions to achieve business and operational readiness.
Windward's Maritime AI supports
companies across industries. The company's clients range from oil
supermajors, freight forwarders, and port authorities, to banks,
shippers, insurers, and governmental organizations.
For more
information visit: https://windward.ai/.
About INTERPOL
INTERPOL's mission is to enable
police around the world to work together to prevent and fight
crime. It offers police a high-tech international infrastructure of
technical and operational support to meet the growing challenges of
fighting emerging types of crime. Only through international
cooperation can police hope to tackle today's criminals. It works
to ensure that police around the world can instantly share and
access the relevant data necessary to assist their investigations
through secure communications channels.
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