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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

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. This action was brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is an enforcement agency of the U.S. Treasury Department.

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US accuses Russian forwarder Instar of breaking weapons sanctions

The LoadStar

The latest US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designations, as well as the Bureau of Industry and Security entity list published today, named the forwarder and its customer service manager. Kalashnikov said it currently had a major focus on exporting, which could see other forwarders caught up in US regulations.

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Putin promises to help VW with special contracts and state support

Automotive Logistics

Russian president Vladimir Putin has placated tension between VW Group and the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade by promising the carmaker a special investment contract (Spic) and access to additional state support if it goes ahead with plans to increase production in the country.