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
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
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...
