Skip to main content
NVOCC Articles

Hellenic Shipping News

By March 14, 2019October 1st, 202654,620 Comments

The IMB NVOCC Register 

Reducing bills of lading risks

While there may be valid trading reasons that give rise to bill of lading difficulties, there is an unhealthy under-belly of criminal activity.

TT Talk canvassed some trading issues relating to bills of lading in the December 2018 edition. Reference within those articles was made to the English law position articulated in Motis Exports case1, explaining the risk exposure to bill of lading issuers and stakeholders relying on the documentation. This article applies to the industry vulnerability to fraudulent activity.

Banking scrutiny

The International Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Crime Services division has a primary function of protect the integrity of international trade by seeking out fraud and malpractice and providing reports based on this activitiy to its members.

Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli.

Commercial banks commence thousands of investigations each year in relation to fraudulent bills of lading which are undertaken by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a division of CCS. Through the investigation process, IMB conducts due diligence on all trade documents, including bills of lading, and seeks independent third-party verification to provide an extra level of confidence in transactions. This supports banks in relation to their compliance procedures to prevent fraud, money laundering and sanctions breaches.

Suspect bills of lading are those which have false content including the wrong ship, dates, description of cargoes, container numbers or parties. Perpetrators present such bills of lading to banks to facilitate fraudulent activity including money laundering, fraud, illegal capital flight and to by-pass sanctions.

It is recognised that NVOCCs and freight forwarders play a vital role in international trade and whilst the majority operate to extremely high standards, there are inevitably those who for a variety of reasons may deliberately or recklessly issue bills of lading with false content. It is important that safeguards are in place to ensure the security of bills of lading and that there are systems in place to track any misuse.

As a result of recent trends involving bill of lading fraud and a growing concern of their stakeholders, the IMB developed a new initiative, unveiled at Enterprise, Singapore on 15 January 2019, during a panel discussion on the manipulation of bills of lading attended by over 100 delegates from banks, logistics companies and lawyers. The primary objective is to provide a common open platform from which to improve anti-fraud standards and to give due recognition to participating NVOCCs who adhere to the minimum standards established within the platform.

NVOCC vulnerability

"IMB estimates that over 95% of all improperly issued bills of lading are issued by NVOCCs."

From this work, IMB estimates that over 95% of all improperly issued bills of lading are issued by NVOCCs. This is a staggering finding, albeit relating to a small percentage of the total transactions, but a clear indicator of the vulnerability of some elements of the NVOCC sector.

Announcing IMB NVOCC register

“Maintaining the integrity of the bill of lading is of paramount importance to all stakeholders in global trade”

TT Club believes that this initiative to improve standards and reduce potential exposures to fraudulent activity through the supply chain is beneficial to the industry and would therefore encourage its NVOCC membership to evaluate the platform and consider participation in it.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance in the preparation of this article of Pottengal Mukundan, Director, International Maritime Bureau, ICC-Commercial Crime Services

The initiative introduces an open source NVOCC register in conjunction with a new IMB Code of Conduct which all participating NVOCCs are required to adopt. The Code of Conduct is supported by an online training course which sets out minimum standards for the issuance of NVOCC bills of lading. Participating NVOCCs remain accountable where a document they have issued is found to be fraudulent, however it is anticipated that a wider knowledge of good practice will result in fewer cases of fraud being identified.

Maintaining the integrity of the bill of lading is of paramount importance to all stakeholders in global trade. Where fraudulent activity is allowed to continue, there is a real danger that key stakeholders de-value the worth of the bill of lading. Inevitably, should the industry not be able to address commercially the challenge presented by the use of fraudulent documents, there is a risk that regulations may be required. This initiative recognises and seeks to address this industry wide challenge, seeking to promote awareness and support compliance with acceptable trade practices.

54,620 Comments

  • Gichardfat says:

    The overall structure of this post feels very natural and clearly arranged, since the ideas connect naturally and the discussion stays interesting without becoming too heavy for readers to follow carefully.

    institute

  • mostbet_vlmt says:

    Klikam tu od zeszlej jesieni i prawde mowiac zapisalem sie po nudnym wieczorze. Przedtem krecilem sie po innych kasynach i glownie chodzilo mi o to, zeby nie musiec siedziec przy kompie. Pod tym wzgledem mostbet aplikacja nie zawodzi — chodzi plynnie nawet na moim czteroletnim telefonie.

    Gier jest chyba ponad trzy tysiace i wiekszosc to normalni dostawcy. Play’n GO jest wszedzie — Sweet Bonanza to moj standard, chociaz od jakiegos czasu czesciej siedze na Yggdrasilu. Live jest od Evolution, dilerzy normalni, zywi ludzie, Lightning Roulette czasem odpalam dla zabawy. Polskojezycznego dilera brak i to troche szkoda.

    Pakiet na start wynosi 125% do mniej wiecej 1600 zl plus okolo 250 spinow, wydawane porcjami. Wager jest x60, wiec bez cudow — realne, ale trzeba miec cierpliwosc. Aktualne kody i regulamin bonusu mozna podejrzec na mostbet casino aplikacja zanim sie zarejestrujesz. Wplata minimalna to jakies 20 zl, rejestracja zajela mi doslownie minute, weryfikacja dokumentow poszla w jedna dobe.

    Wyciagam wygrane najczesciej na Skrill i schodzi to do 2-3 godzin. Karta czekalem dwa dni. BTC obsluguja, choc sam nie probowalem. To co mnie wkurzylo to ze przy pierwszym cashoucie musialem doslac rachunek za prad — zrozumiale, ale wolalbym zrobic to od razu przy zapisie.

    Obsluga jest po polsku, czasem w nocy przelacza sie na angielski. Czekalem jakies 4 minuty, bez sciemy. Licencja Curacao, czyli poza polska regulacja — warto miec to z tylu glowy.

    Plik apk pobiera sie bezposrednio ze strony, w Play Store nie uswiadczysz. Trzeba odblokowac instalacje z nieznanych zrodel — brzmi strasznie, ale to normalka w tej branzy. Na iOS jest osobny sposob instalacji. Push-e potrafia zasypac, na szczescie da sie to uciszyc.

  • Anthonyoxica says:

    L’offre de code promo 1xBet bonus de bienvenue donne droit jusqu’a 1 750 € et inclut 150 tours gratuits supplementaires. L’offre est couramment proposee par les maisons de paris pour seduire les joueurs, cela permet de jouer sans risquer son propre capital. Seuls les utilisateurs majeurs peuvent en profiter. Pour plus de details sur le code promo 1xBet aujourd’hui, vous pouvez consulter ce lien : https://winmeen.com/pages/code_promo_470.html

  • x88energy says:

    X88 là nền tảng cá cược trực tuyến hoạt động hợp pháp với giấy phép từ Isle of Man và Cagayan (CEZA). Thương hiệu cam kết mang đến môi trường giải trí minh bạch, bảo mật cao và đáng tin cậy

  • tg88gapp says:

    TG88 là nhà cái cá cược trực tuyến uy tín tại Việt Nam và châu Á, được biết đến với tên gọi TG88, TG88 COM và TG 88. Với sự phát triển mạnh mẽ, TG88 đã trở thành lựa chọn quen thuộc của hàng triệu người chơi nhờ dịch vụ chuyên nghiệp

  • TimsothyHer says:

    Start your DK88 download today and take exciting casino entertainment wherever you go.
    dk88

  • I think this is among the so much vital info for me. And i’m happy reading your article. But wanna remark on few common issues, The site style is wonderful, the articles is really excellent : D. Just right job, cheers

Leave a Reply

error: Content is protected !!