ethical practice Archives - Maritime Fairtrade

Shining a light

Filipino terminal workers: A life of exploitation and hardship

Harbor Center Shipping Terminal workers are not given basic labor rights.

October 27, 2021

Germany takes top spot in Plastics Management Index, followed by Japan, France, UK, US

Back to Blue, an ocean health initiative of Economist Impact and

October 25, 2021

Making money while saving the world

Time for a paradigm shift.

October 24, 2021

South Korea’s eco-friendly ship that cleans the ocean of rubbish

South Korea’s eco-friendly ship that clears ocean rubbish

Researchers are designing an environmentally-friendly ship to clean up the ocean.

February 26, 2021

North Korea: Enforcing sanctions against the most sanctioned country globally

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.

November 11, 2020

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

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.

November 6, 2020

Without fear or favor: advocating for ethics and transparency

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Philip Teoh, a prominent maritime lawyer, on the importance of ethics and transparency.

October 12, 2020

happy group of malay girls receiving PTP backpacks, holding onto wrapped gifts

EXCLUSIVE: A port that cares about ethics

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Marco Neelsen, CEO of Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), on the importance of ethical business practice and in being a good corporate citizen as well as ensuring a sustainable environment.

April 25, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Managing Malaysia's most advanced port

Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, talks to Marco Neelsen, CEO of Port of Tanjung Pelepas, on why it is important to have integrity as a guidepost to making business decisions.

March 20, 2020