anti-corruption Archives - Maritime Fairtrade

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South Korea: Uphill battle against corruption in shipping industry

May 14, 2021

Corruption drives up the cost of doing business.

North Korea: Enforcing sanctions against the most sanctioned country globally

November 11, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Kerry B Contini, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, on trade sanctions against North Korea and the need for a good compliance program and best practices to counter evasion.

Shining a light on North Korea’s illicit shipping and sanctions evasion practices

November 6, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Mathew Ha, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, on Pyongyang’s illegal maritime tactics to evade sanctions.

The complex crime of cleaning dirty money

September 25, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Fabrizio Fioroni, regional advisor (Southeast Asia) at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, on the fight against money laundering.

Exclusive: Why maritime corruption persists

June 23, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Alexandra Wrage, president and founder of TRACE, who has provided anti-bribery consulting or training in over 120 countries.

EXCLUSIVE: Fight against drug trafficking at ports

June 23, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Patrick Verhoeven, MD of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, on how ports can fight drug trafficking and corruption.

EXCLUSIVE: Doing the right thing when faced with corrupt demand

April 16, 2020

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Alexandra Wrage, president and founder of TRACE, who has provided anti-bribery consulting or training in over 120 countries.

Interpol world 2019 photo with Kok Leong

EXCLUSIVE: Bolstering security at maritime borders to fight illicit trade

July 22, 2019

Using satellite images and sharing intelligence to fight cross-border crimes.

container gantry crane with container ship

EXCLUSIVE: Keeping our ports drug-free

July 12, 2019

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Patrick Verhoeven, MD of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), on how ports can fight drug trafficking and corruption.

Corruption and Bribery in business concept. Insider trading. Two business people holding in their hands approved paper and case of money. Shipping contract transaction

Why is the shipping industry corrupted?

March 10, 2019

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Alexandra Wrage, president and founder of TRACE, who has provided anti-bribery consulting or training in over 120 countries.