In global trade and shipping, decisions are rarely made from behind a desk. A call from port control, a sudden request from a counterpart, or a time-sensitive deal can trigger the need for immediate screening. Whether it’s a compliance check to prevent sanctions breaches or a frontline inspection to intercept smuggling, stakeholders often face critical scenarios without direct access to the tools they rely on.
Windward is addressing this challenge with the launch of a new WhatsApp-based vessel screening interface: the industry’s first chat-native gateway to maritime risk insights. By sending a vessel’s IMO number directly to Windward’s WhatsApp interface, users receive a MAI Expert™ risk summary in seconds – tailored to their chosen risk configuration and aligned with their Windward project settings. Ownership, behavioral history, and red flags are delivered directly inside the chat interface professionals already use every day.
This launch reflects a simple truth: operational risk does not wait. Screening must be as mobile and immediate as the decisions it supports.
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