Trade Based Money Laundering: Why Shippers Should Care

Trade Based Money Laundering: Why Shippers Should Care

Trade-based money laundering (TBML) occurs when criminals disguise the profits from their illegal activities as legitimate trade. In simple terms, money laundering takes dirty money and cleans it. TBML comes in many different forms, including the movement of illegal...
Top Post-Covid Supply Chain Pain Points

Top Post-Covid Supply Chain Pain Points

During the first half of 2023, we asked supply chain executives to name their top post-Covid supply chain pain points. Two emerged as the dominant choices: market uncertainty and high transport costs. All other responses were far down the list.     The...
Shipping Lithium Ion Batteries Internationally: A Primer

Shipping Lithium Ion Batteries Internationally: A Primer

There’s much attention on lithium ion batteries these days. They power smart phones, tablets, and the electric vehicles we’ll all be driving someday. They are also considered dangerous goods (DG) from a shipping perspective and, therefore, require specialized...
Green Shipping 101

Green Shipping 101

In an era driven by environmental consciousness and increasing regulatory pressure, sustainability has become a growing concern for industries worldwide. Multinational companies are taking a stand against climate change by publicly committing to reduce their carbon...
The EV Supply Chain Challenge

The EV Supply Chain Challenge

Global sales of electric vehicles will increase from 2 million in 2020 to about 73 million in 2024, according to Goldman Sachs Research. It’s a market that is growing faster than the ability of EV supply chains to keep up. EV supply chains are vastly different...