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Sanctions Mid-Year outlook Risk and Compliance

Flag hopping an increasingly popular deceptive shipping tactic among sanctioned fleet

  • 36% of the vessels sanctioned in 2025 have already reflagged
  • The average time to first flag change post-sanctions has dropped from 85 days to 45 days
  • Comoros and Guyana are the most common MMSIs transmitted in AIS data, legitimate or otherwise, outside of those affiliated with the flag registries of sanctioned countries

  • Analysis

There have been 215 flag changes recorded already this year, compared to 200 in the whole of 2024

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