Key Issues
Transnational crime syndicate uses maritime containers to ship illegal waste
Authorities have dismantled an organized crime group for illegally moving maritime containers of hazardous waste from the Canary Islands to several countries in Africa.
Being ethical is good for shipping companies
CEOs of shipping companies must embrace ethical business practice to protect and uplift the image of their companies and the industry.
Exclusive: Why maritime corruption persists
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
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.
Seven common deceptive shipping practices
The US government issued a global advisory to alert the maritime industry to deceptive shipping practices used to evade sanctions.
What's important now.
Let’s focus.
EXCLUSIVE: Doing the right thing when faced with corrupt demand
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.
Bribery extends beyond prosecution to severe safety risks
The United Nations and World Bank estimated that corruption can add up to 10 percent to the cost of doing business globally.
COVID-19: As risk of cover-up increases, transparency matters more than ever
During crises like the outbreak of a deadly virus, the risk of cover-up and corruption in healthcare is exacerbated by dramatically increased pressure on the system.
COVID-19: Deloitte warns of potential spike in bribery, corruption
Unique and intense commercial pressures from the outbreak have increased the corruption threat for companies, their workforces and executives.
Why is the shipping industry corrupted?
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.
Transnational trafficking of synthetic drugs continues at record level
The synthetic drug market in East and Southeast Asia continues to expand and diversify, despite the ravages of the ongoing pandemic.
The pandemic is not stopping homicide, drug trafficking
In spite of the pandemic and the accompanying intensive movement restrictions, criminals are still operating business as usual.
For the sake of humanity, pangolin trafficking has to stop now
The pandemic has been linked to a coronavirus originating in bats that jumped to people via an intermediary animal, with pangolins as the suspects.
COVID-19 is changing the supply chains of illicit drug
Covid-19 global
Pandemic measures likely to lead to increase in migrant smuggling
COVID-19 travel restrictions are not stopping people fleeing conflict, human rights abuses, violence and dangerous living conditions.
Human traffickers more ruthless, clandestine as pandemic rages
Enhanced border control measures and travel restrictions put in place throughout the EU have led to a shift in the smuggling activities from air to land and sea routes.
International crackdown on art trafficking nabs 101 criminals
More than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries.
Police arrests hackers selling databases with millions of user credentials
Polish and Swiss law enforcement authorities dismantled InfinityBlack, a hacking group involved in distributing stolen user credentials.
Five mega trends that influence pandemic crimes
Five mega trends have a significant impact on serious and organized crimes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The criminal landscape after COVID-19
Serious and organized crime syndicates are exploiting changing circumstances during the pandemic.
We stand united against corruption.
China rewrites history to suit its political purposes
The Chinese Communist leaders are rewriting COVID-19 history and tearing up the 1984 Sino-British agreement.
The Problem.
Over 90 percent of the global trade is carried across ocean. However, the maritime industry is also prone to rampant corruption.