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Steer your maritime business risk into calmer waters with World-Check One Vessel Check

In the complex world of international shipping and service support, vessel screening plays an indispensable role in mitigating both direct and indirect risks to investors and agents.
What are the risks?
When conducting business at sea, there are a number of risks to mitigate to make for smoother sailing:

Sanctioned Vessels
Vessels that have previously been associated with illicit activities of currently appears on a sanctions list, such as OFAC

Trade Based Money Laundering
The process where criminals use legitimate trade to disguise criminal proceeds of illicit funds, through moving illicit goods, falsifying documents, misrepresenting financial transactions, and under- or over-invoicing the value of goods

Embargoes
Vessels linked to either private or public interests in embargoed countries, such as Iran

"Phantom Ships"
Vessels that have been hijacked, stolen, leased, or bought and subsequently registered with false identity, ownership, dimensions and/or characteristics

Refinitiv offers best in class maritime data combined with market leading risk intelligence and the ability to order enhanced due diligence reports all available in one platform - World-Check One. Our Vessel Check feature can help you manage your maritime risk more effectively.

Can we help?
If you would like to speak to one of our team to learn more, complete the form. Alternatively you can call us at one of the numbers below:

Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan & Korea: +852 3077 5499
Mainland China: +86 10 66271095
India and South Asia: +91 22 6180 7525
Singapore and South East Asia: +65 6415 5484
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific: +612 8066 2494
Japan: +813 6743 6515

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A three-step process to compliance at sea
RECORDS SCREENED & VERIFIED AGAINST IHS MARITIME DATA
  • Includes all International Maritime Organization nunmbers and characteristics like movement, port, operator etc.
  • Dynamically tracks ownership, management, name and flag changes of vessels
  • Information updated hourly
  • Over 11 years of vessel data
RECORDS SCREENED AGAINST WORLD-CHECK FOR RISKS ASSOCIATED TO KYC DUE DILIGENCE AND FINANCIAL CRIME
  • Highlights vessels  on sanctions, watch and enforcement lists including intelligence on vessels registered in, associated with, or under the flag of an embargoed country or entity
  • Contains non-embargoed vessels directly associated with sanctioned countries, sanctioned entities and sanctioned individuals
  • Contains relevant sea ports in embargoed countries
  • Has close links to the databases of major government and trans-national maritime surveillance and tracking agencies
  • Highlights connections to financial crime. Where relevant, registered owners and beneficial owners, with detailed separate records for each
DETAILED ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE* BACKGROUND REPORT FOR ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRING FURTHER SCRUTINY  
  • Enables a detailed background check in the form of an enhanced due diligence report should a person or entity be flagged during the screening process
  • Reports can be conducted on any person or entity no matter where they are located
  • Enhanced Due Diligence offers considerable expertise in foreign languages and located hard to find information
*optional add-on
Resources
Report: Regulatory Challenges and the new wave of technology coming to the rescue
Stringent regulations aimed at eradicating financial crime have far-reaching implicatiosn for the shipping industry. Pinpointing potential risk is not always straightforward. 
Fact Sheet: World-Check One Vessel Screening
Discover how Refinitiv can help you manage your vessel screening in this flyer that outlines the 3-step process to compliance and the benefits of Refinitiv solutions.