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Venezuela’s “Dark” Oil Tankers
The Problem
How much oil is Venezuela exporting onboard “dark” tankers to disguise shipments in the face of US sanctions?
Technology
Ursa Space focused on a major Venezuelan port to try and detect ships in which captains shut off AIS transponders (i.e., gone “dark”), in addition to examining oil inventory data for signs of increased exports.
Our Answer
A custom data platform visualized our results, revealing the presence of dark ships, which combined with significant declines in oil inventories, strongly suggested an uptick in the use of dark ships by Venezuela to export oil.
Fighting Illegal Fishing
The Problem
How can authorities augment existing capabilities to identify and interdict illegal fishing incidents, despite the widespread practice of ship captains turning off AIS transponders?
Technology
Ursa Space can monitor fisheries to detect “dark” ships present in restricted areas or to help identify ships that may be engaging in unreported or unregulated activities.
Our Answer
Our service provides a scalable solution that is necessary considering illegal fishing accounts for approximately 30% of all fishing activity worldwide.
Ship-to-Ship Transfer
The Problem
Determine whether a specific vessel is transferring its cargo to another vessel even if one or both ships have turned off their AIS transponders.
Technology
Ursa Space can track the vessel-of-interest to the location where the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer occurs, using SAR if necessary to detect and identify the dark ship(s).
Our Answer
This service provides a fuller understanding of global shipping flows because STS transfers occur frequently around the world for logistical reasons.
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Venezuela’s “Dark” Oil Tankers
- The Problem
How much oil is Venezuela exporting onboard “dark” tankers to disguise shipments in the face of US sanctions?
- Technology
Ursa Space focused on a major Venezuelan port to try and detect ships in which captains shut off AIS transponders (i.e., gone “dark”), in addition to examining oil inventory data for signs of increased exports.
- Our Answer
A custom data platform visualized our results, revealing the presence of dark ships, which combined with significant declines in oil inventories, strongly suggested an uptick in the use of dark ships by Venezuela to export oil.
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Fighting Illegal Fishing
- The Problem
How can authorities augment existing capabilities to identify and interdict illegal fishing incidents, despite the widespread practice of ship captains turning off AIS transponders?
- Technology
Ursa Space can monitor fisheries to detect “dark” ships present in restricted areas or to help identify ships that may be engaging in unreported or unregulated activities.
- Our Answer
Our service provides a scalable solution that is necessary considering illegal fishing accounts for approximately 30% of all fishing activity worldwide.
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Ship-to-Ship Transfer
- The Problem
Determine whether a specific vessel is transferring its cargo to another vessel even if one or both ships have turned off their AIS transponders.
- Technology
Ursa Space can track the vessel-of-interest to the location where the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer occurs, using SAR if necessary to detect and identify the dark ship(s).
- Our Answer
This service provides a fuller understanding of global shipping flows because STS transfers occur frequently around the world for logistical reasons.
What am I looking at?
Measures change from every angle, quantifying it’s strength, direction, and time range. Learn more about how our Port Monitoring Dashboard detects and track ships that have gone “dark”.
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