A new AIs-heading technique to track grain smuggling
Bellingcat reports on a new technique using AIS data to track vessels in Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of smuggling grain stolen from occupied Ukraine to Libya. The method highlights ongoing efforts to monitor sanctions evasion and war-related commodity trafficking.
Background
- The "shadow fleet" refers to vessels that Russia has been using since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to transport stolen Ukrainian grain (and later oil and other goods) while evading sanctions and detection.