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IMB notes trend in fraudulent timber shipments
Monday, 28 July 2008AdministratorAverage rating382 IMB notes trend in fraudulent timber shipments /index.php/site_content/item/382-imb-notes-trend-in-fraudulent-timber-shipmentsThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has uncovered a series of spurious timber shipments, which allegedly originated in Southeast Asia.
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IMB identifies suspicious cement transactions
Tuesday, 22 July 2008AdministratorAverage rating381 IMB identifies suspicious cement transactions /index.php/site_content/item/381-imb-identifies-suspicious-cement-transactionsRecent research conducted by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has uncovered a series of highly suspicious transactions in the cement trade.
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IMB piracy report highlights trouble in African waters
Wednesday, 09 July 2008AdministratorAverage rating379 IMB piracy report highlights trouble in African waters /index.php/site_content/item/379-imb-piracy-report-highlights-trouble-in-african-watersThe most current piracy statistics and analysis released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) indicates a recent spike of incidents, largely attributable to increa ...
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IMB issues piracy warning to vessels in the Gulf of Aden
Monday, 30 June 2008AdministratorAverage rating378 IMB issues piracy warning to vessels in the Gulf of Aden /index.php/site_content/item/378-imb-issues-piracy-warning-to-vessels-in-the-gulf-of-adenThe ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) welcomes the recent UN Security Council Resolution calling upon naval units in the Horn of Africa to provide assistance to vessels attacked by pirates and ...
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Corporate corruption expert speaks at CCS lecture
Thursday, 19 June 2008AdministratorAverage rating474 Corporate corruption expert speaks at CCS lecture /index.php/site_content/item/474-corporate-corruption-expert-speaks-at-ccs-lectureThe 2008 Commercial Crime Services (CCS) Annual Economic Crime Lecture, held 19 June in London, addressed the complex issue of corporate corruption.
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CCS lecture to address the challenges of curbing corporate corruption
Saturday, 17 May 2008AdministratorAverage rating377 CCS lecture to address the challenges of curbing corporate corruption /index.php/site_content/item/377-ccs-lecture-to-address-the-challenges-of-curbing-corporate-corruptionDespite a surge of activity that sought to curb business corruption in the 1990s, there is little evidence of a real fall in incidents of bribery in international business transactions, or in the wid ...
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Piracy figures up by 20% for first quarter of 2008
Monday, 14 April 2008AdministratorAverage rating386 Piracy figures up by 20% for first quarter of 2008 /index.php/site_content/item/386-piracy-figures-up-by-20-for-first-quarter-of-2008There were 49 attacks reported to the Piracy Reporting Centre in the first three months of 2008 as compared to 41 for the corresponding period in 2007, states the ICC International Maritime Bureau (I ...
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Le Ponant crew released
Saturday, 12 April 2008AdministratorAverage rating387 Le Ponant crew released /index.php/site_content/item/387-le-ponant-crew-releasedThe French sailing cruise vessel LE PONANT, hijacked near the approaches to the Gulf of Aden on 4 April 2008, was released by its hijackers on 12 April 2008. Around ten pirates armed with automatic w ...
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French yacht hijacking part of growing Somali piracy trend
Tuesday, 08 April 2008AdministratorAverage rating396 French yacht hijacking part of growing Somali piracy trend /index.php/site_content/item/396-french-yacht-hijacking-part-of-growing-somali-piracy-trendA French yacht has been hijacked off the Somali coast, just the latest incident in waters identified by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as being amongst the world's most dangerous.
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FIB provides expert testimony aids money laundering case
Tuesday, 01 April 2008AdministratorAverage rating476 FIB provides expert testimony aids money laundering case /index.php/site_content/item/476-fib-provides-expert-testimony-aids-money-laundering-caseExpert witness testimony supplied by the Financial Investigation Bureau (FIB) has helped conclude a major fraud and money laundering case.
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