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Optimism as piracy attacks fall for third year in a row
Monday, 22 January 2007AdministratorAverage rating3 votes
More reporting and greater awareness leading to increased government reaction is proving a successful strategy in the battle against piracy, says IMB.
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CIB applauds counterfeit ring arrests
Thursday, 18 January 2007AdministratorAverage rating
ICC’s Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) has commended Czech and German authorities who recently uncovered and dismantled the largest counterfeit cigarette manufacturing ring in Czech history.
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Bogus blacklist not published by ICC
Monday, 08 January 2007AdministratorAverage rating
A number of fictitious ‘blacklists’ circulating on the Internet do not originate from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) or any of its divisions.
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IMB uncovers fraudulent steel trades in North Africa
Wednesday, 20 December 2006AdministratorAverage rating
A number of fraudulent steel shipments from North Africa have raised the suspicion of the ICC crime watchdog, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). IMB has recently uncovered a number of false bil ...
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Global piracy decreasing but hotspots remain deadly
Tuesday, 31 October 2006AdministratorAverage rating
A recent study conducted by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), notes that reported piracy attacks world-wide are on the decline. Statistics documented in the latest edition of the Kuala Lum ...
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ICC Commercial Crime Services celebrates 25 years of crime fighting
Monday, 18 September 2006AdministratorAverage rating
This month ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) celebrates 25 years of combating commercial crime. Starting out as an ambitious experiment hoping to curb one particular type of commercial crime, CCS h ...
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Nigerian based financial fraud linked to British computers
Sunday, 10 September 2006AdministratorAverage rating
BBC investigators have discovered that the hard drives from many recycled British computers are turning up in Nigeria, a country notorious for financial fraud and identity theft.
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New IMB service helps seafarers pinpoint piracy attacks
Monday, 28 August 2006AdministratorAverage rating
Sea captains and ship owners whose vessels must travel through piracy hotspots have a new tool to help them prepare their voyage. The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau ...
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FIB expert testimony confirms financial frauds
Saturday, 19 August 2006AdministratorAverage rating
ICC Financial Investigation Bureau’s (FIB) Expert Witness service has been instrumental in securing criminal convictions in several recent court cases. Police forces in Europe and around the globe ar ...
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Decline in piracy attacks slows down, says IMB.
Sunday, 23 July 2006AdministratorAverage rating
The number of reported piracy attacks world-wide in the first six months of 2006 remained at 127 compared with the same figure during the corresponding period in 2005, according to the ICC Internatio ...
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