Why Customs Enforcement Is Moving from Document Screening to Behavioral Intelligence

Customs enforcement agencies are shifting from document-based screening to behavioral intelligence to combat increasingly sophisticated smuggling networks. The Russian shadow fleet reached 2,108 vessels in Q1 2026 with 65.5% sanctioned, while nearly 978,000 GPS jamming incidents in a single quarter undermined traditional AIS-based monitoring. Windward’s Maritime AI platform narrows thousands of daily vessel movements to the critical 1.5% warranting enforcement action by analyzing behavioral patterns across multiple voyages and data sources.