Key Issues
Law enforcement smashes global money laundering network
A global operation involving 16 countries has resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals suspected of belonging to the QQAAZZ money laundering network.
South Africa remains top hotspot for cargo crime
Economic decline, along with a restrictive lockdown, left the freight sector in a vulnerable situation.
New report shows pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa
Latest figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea.
Survey finds pandemic disruption poses risk to business ethics
90% of respondents surveyed during the crisis believe that disruption poses a risk to ethical business conduct.
COVID-19 sparks upward trend in cybercrime
COVID-19 crisis showed how criminals actively take advantage of society at its most vulnerable.
What's important now.
Let’s focus.
Citizens report corruption in pandemic humanitarian aid, quarantine, health care
Since January, Transparency International has received over 1,500 reports of corruption and other irregularities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The complex crime of cleaning dirty money
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.
Taking a stand against corruption is competitive advantage
Companies that stand for something bigger than what they sell and demonstrate commitment, are more likely to attract consumers and influence purchasing decisions.
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.
Suspects arrested for smuggling migrants in small boats across English Channel
The investigation targeted a developing trend of migrant smuggling involving small boats across the English Channel.
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.
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.
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
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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.
We stand united against corruption.
Beirut blast investigation must proceed with transparency
In the spirit of accountability to both its citizens and donors, the Lebanese authority should conduct, with integrity, an open and transparent investigation.
The Problem.
Over 90 percent of the global trade is carried across ocean. However, the maritime industry is also prone to rampant corruption.