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By March 14, 2019October 1st, 202645,039 Comments

IMB launches initiative to curb B/L fraud

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has launched a new initiative aimed at curbing bills of lading (B/L) fraud carried out by non-vessel owning common carriers (NVOCCs).

News key points: 

1

B/Ls Key Documents

B/Ls are crucial documents relied upon by many stakeholders in the trading chain including banks, shipping companies, carriers and charterers.
2

IMB checks B/L for its members

While the vast majority of NVOCCs issue B/Ls correctly, there is a small minority that do not.
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95% false B/Ls

IMB’s says that up to 95 percent of the false B/Ls identified by the Bureau are issued by NVOCCs.
4

An IMB spokesman said

“Incidents of ship owners/carriers or their agents issuing false B/Ls are uncommon because they take a big risk in doing so and open themselves to legal action.
5

However

unlike the carriers or their agents, the majority of NVOCCs do not have any assets which are at risk in these transactions except for their reputations.
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Fraudulent Practices in B/Ls

This could lead to fraudulent practices, and banks that unwittingly process false B/Ls could discover that either there are no cargoes underlying the documents or that the shipments may be misrepresented.
7

IMB spokesman added

“The NVOCC Register therefore recognises participating NVOCCs who adhere to a minimum standard of anti-fraud measures in their operations,”
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Inviting NVOCCs

IMB is inviting NVOCCs to sign up to its NVOCC Register. In doing so they will also have to sign up to a Code of Conduct for the issuance of B/Ls. Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct may result in removal of the NVOCC from the Register in certain circumstances.
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The intention behind NVOCC Register

The intention is not to exclude defaulting NVOCCs but to help them improve the steps taken to issue bills of lading which is relied upon by a number of other stakeholders.
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Advantage to Signup for NVOCC Register

IMB says an advantage of signing up to the Register is that banks may process the documents of NVOCCs on the Register faster than those that are not.
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Backed by ICC Academy

The IMB NVOCC Register is backed by an online course designed by the IMB and run by the ICC Academy which specialises in trade related online training (https://icc.academy/).
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IMB NVOCC Register Now in Singapore

The IMB NVOCC Register was officially launched in Singapore last month, attended by more than 100 representatives from banks, logistics companies and trading firms.

IMB NVOCC Register Now in Singapore

The IMB NVOCC Register was officially launched in Singapore last month, attended by more than 100 representatives from banks, logistics companies and trading firms.

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    Nigeria Football: Osimhen, Bassey, Lookman and the Eagles Latest

    Nigeria’s biggest football stories in one place: Osimhen, Bassey, Lookman, Ajayi, Chelle’s debutants and the NFF’s last legal roll of the dice for the 2026 World Cup.

    Jakirovic Flags Fitness Risk as Ajayi Heads Back From Eagles Camp

    Sergej Jakirovic isn’t hiding his frustration. The Hull City manager has spoken openly about what he fears will happen when Semi Ajayi returns from Super Eagles duty. The Hull boss was direct: the travel demands, the physical intensity of international football and the tight return window are far from ideal for a player still rebuilding from injury.

    The Hull defender was included in Eric Chelle’s 23-man Eagles squad for the friendly double-header in Turkey against Iran and Jordan. Hull haven’t refused the call-up, yet Jakirovic’s tone made clear they’re not exactly celebrating it either. Read the Jakirovic comments in full at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    It raises a question Nigerian football keeps bumping into: at what point does a club’s duty of care to a player conflict with the national team’s need for its best men? For Chelle, an experienced, aerially commanding centre-back like Ajayi is exactly the kind of profile he needs in his rebuilding project. Turning up to international camp below full fitness doesn’t serve the team or the player.

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    Bassey Says Fulham Are Not Done Yet

    Fulham’s form has stalled. Three matches without a victory, a shrinking gap between them and the bottom half of the table, and only eight games to course-correct. Bassey doesn’t see it as a crisis. Bassey has been too important to Fulham’s defensive shape this season for his words to be dismissed as empty optimism.

    His message was clear: Silva hasn’t let the winless streak become a confidence crisis, and the team is following his lead. They’re not free-falling down the table — they’re drawing games, not losing them, and the gap to Europe is still closeable. Full coverage of Fulham’s European push is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    What European football would mean for Bassey personally is significant. He arrived at Fulham as a high-value signing and has steadily made the left side of their defence his own.

    The Victor Osimhen Story: Lagos Streets to African Football Royalty

    Victor Osimhen didn’t just come from nothing. He came from the kind of Lagos street life that breaks most people before they’re old enough to vote. He watched the cars from the roadside as a teenager, selling bottles of water, and apparently never once thought the wealth inside those vehicles was beyond his reach.

    That conviction is what sets Osimhen apart from most of his contemporaries. Not just the pace, the physicality and the goals — the unshakeable certainty that things were going to work out. The full Lagos origin story is available at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Drogba, Ighalo and Mikel are the three names Osimhen credits when he talks about who helped make him the player and person he is. The full mentors profile is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng. Among those stories, Osimhen shared that Mikel personally handed him cash on his first day with the senior Eagles — a small act that meant everything at the time. Read the Mikel debut account in full at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    The Super Eagles setup wasn’t always welcoming. Osimhen has described the night a senior Eagle pulled a door shut in his face, leaving him on the outside in more ways than one. The full account of that difficult night is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng. His most recent injury setback is less inspiring: Osimhen flew back to Nigeria with a fractured arm, adding to the physical disruptions that have broken up what should be a dominant season at Galatasaray. The full injury report is available at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

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    The Anfield Moment That Said a Lot About Osimhen’s Standing

    The post-match scene at Anfield was telling: Liverpool’s Szoboszlai and Konate didn’t head straight for the tunnel. They found Osimhen first. The detail adds a layer of mutual respect to what was already a high-intensity European contest. Read the complete Anfield account at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Adams, Ejuke and Sadiq: Nigerians Battle for LaLiga Survival

    LaLiga served up a genuinely compelling Nigerian football moment this month — a relegation six-pointer with three of the country’s players right in the middle of it. Dele-Bashiru Adams and Chidera Ejuke lined up against Umar Sadiq in a clash that carried real weight for both clubs’ seasons. The complete six-pointer preview and report is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Ademola Lookman Faces His Biggest European Test Yet

    Lookman has handled most things Serie A has thrown at him. But the Bernabeu — 80,000 fans, Madrid’s European pedigree, the noise, the history — was new. How Lookman handles the Bernabeu atmosphere reveals something important about his ceiling as a player. Read the complete Lookman Bernabeu story at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Smart bettors following Lookman and Nigeria’s European contingent can grab Bet9ja’s promo code today before kick-off on the next round of European fixtures.

    Three Debutants Named as Super Eagles Camp Opens in Turkey

    Three players received potential debut call-ups as Nigeria’s March camp opened in Turkey under Eric Chelle’s direction. The identity of the debutants signals where Chelle believes the squad still needs competition and freshness. The full debutant list and squad news is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Otele’s maiden Super Eagles call-up came with an immediate challenge: staying fit and available for a high-profile friendly against Dortmund-level opposition. The Otele fitness update and call-up story is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Thirteen players who qualify for Nigeria are coming through England’s youth system, and the question of how many eventually commit to the Super Eagles will shape the squad for years to come. Read about all 13 Nigeria-eligible England youth players at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Italy’s Cold Shoulder Could Hand Nigeria a €35m Forward

    When a player worth €35 million gets turned down by Italian clubs, questions about his international future get louder. For Nigeria, the timing is good. Chelle is actively rebuilding his attacking options, and a forward of that price tag fits exactly the profile the Eagles want. The full Kayode transfer story is at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Nigeria’s Captain Has a Problem With How Morocco Won

    Nigeria’s skipper said the quiet part out loud: winning the Africa Cup of Nations the way Morocco did would bring him shame, not pride. The comment was controversial because it was direct. It touched a nerve because it came from the captain of a nation who were themselves in the tournament. The outspoken captain’s full interview is published at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Nigeria’s World Cup Fate Is Now a Legal Matter

    The NFF’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against DR Congo remains Nigeria’s best remaining route back into the 2026 World Cup qualifying picture. But former NFF figure Boboye has assessed the case and doesn’t see it going Nigeria’s way. There’s very little middle ground here. The appeal either works and Nigeria lives to fight another qualifying round, or it doesn’t and the chapter closes. That football governance story is covered at FootballInNigeria.com.ng. Nigeria’s World Cup destiny is covered in full at FootballInNigeria.com.ng.

    Did You Know?

    Victor Osimhen surpassed Rashidi Yekini’s all-time Super Eagles scoring record in 2024. Yekini, widely regarded as Nigeria’s greatest striker before Osimhen, scored 37 goals for the national team during his career.

    Calvin Bassey was sold by Rangers to Ajax for £23 million in 2022 — one of the largest fees ever paid to a Scottish club at that point — before moving to Fulham the following year.

    Semi Ajayi was born in Lagos but grew up in London and represented England at youth level before switching international allegiance to Nigeria. He made his senior Super Eagles debut in 2019.

    Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick in the 2024 Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen — one of the most celebrated individual performances in a European final in recent history, and a defining moment in his career.

    Umar Sadiq qualifies to represent Nigeria through his father and Norway through his mother. Despite representing Nigeria at senior level, he spent time in Italian football before moving to Spain, making his dual-national journey one of the more complex in recent Eagles history.

    The NFF’s CAS dispute with DR Congo stems from Nigeria’s AFCON qualifier result in 2025. A successful CAS appeal overturning a confederation match decision is historically very rare, which is why Boboye’s assessment carries weight.

    John Obi Mikel captained Nigeria to the 2013 AFCON title in South Africa and earned more than 90 senior caps — making him one of the most decorated players in Super Eagles history and one of the most naturally influential figures in any Nigeria dressing room he ever entered.

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