Dossier
Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Coverage of Automatic Identification System (AIS) in the Nexus archive.
- Two-thirds of outbound tankers are ‘going dark’ to squeeze through Strait of Hormuz: analysts
Two-thirds of outbound tankers are disabling their Automatic Identification System (AIS) to transit the Strait of Hormuz, mirroring tactics used by Iran's shadow fleet to transport sanctioned oil through the strait.
- US interdicts stateless sanctioned tanker sailing from Iran to China
U.S. forces interdicted the stateless sanctioned crude oil tanker M/T Tifani in the Indo-Pacific region, disrupting an illicit Iran-China oil route. The ship, previously sanctioned for facilitating Iranian oil transfers, was found near Sri Lanka and had engaged in 'dark activity' by disabling its tracking system.