Case Study: Gulf Marine triples vessel screening volume with Windward API

Gulf Marine triples vessel screening volume with Windward

Gulf Marine, a leading marine lubricants supplier, faced the challenge of manually screening a high volume of daily vessel transactions for sanctions compliance. Their small team could only prioritize high-risk profiles, leaving visibility gaps and creating bottlenecks. They needed a solution that could also identify behavioral risks, like deceptive shipping practices, which their existing tools could not provide. To address this, they integrated Windward's Maritime AI Risk & Compliance solution via API.

By implementing Windward's configurable API, Gulf Marine automated its screening process, achieving 100% coverage of all vessel inquiries. The solution nearly tripled their daily screening volume from under 100 to roughly 300 vessels. This allowed the lean team to redirect their focus to higher-risk cases, accelerated response times, and provided a stronger, consistent global compliance posture backed by behavioral risk insight.

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