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Combating Illicit Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

The global maritime and transportation industries have long played a vital role in facilitating the movement of goods and people across borders, writes Captain Steve Bomgardner, VP Commercial Markets, Pole Star Global. To address these risks, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) highlights five key measures for robust compliance.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

This action was brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is an enforcement agency of the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control 50 Percent Rule imposes sanctions on companies with combined ownership by “blocked” parties of 50 percent or more. Treasury Department. For example, the U.S.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Finally, we arrived at what we can consider today’s industry-leading software, which we’ll look at now in more detail. If you are a route planner, you can use the data generated by GPS and telematics systems to inform your planning decisions, gradually making route plans more realistic and likely to be followed by your drivers.