The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is calling for urgent action to combat the rise of so-called “shadow fleets,” which continue to operate outside international norms, undermining basic worker protections,…
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE Brief Update No 24/006 Date: 30 – Oct – 2024 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G.…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, June 29, 2024 Monaco officially added to ‘money laundering’ grey list The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog, announced on… Monaco government…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, April 4, 2024 Thomas Brezzo officially elected president of Monaco National Council Thomas Brezzo was elected to be the new president of the Monegasque National Council,…
20 March 2024 – Wildlife crime continues to pose a significant threat to biodiversity, local and national economies, as well as national and international security. The illicit trafficking of wildlife…
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UNITED KINGDOM: FIGHTING FRAUD IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE Today marks the beginning of the first Global Fraud Summit in London, with international governments, banks and businesses joining…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, January 20, 2024 Arrested for theft, suspect used scaffolding to escape from custody A 39 year-old defendant led the Monaco authorities on a long chase before……
Global maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched an urgent crisis appeal following mounting concern over attacks on ships in the Red Sea. While much has been reported on supply chain…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, October 12, 2023 Local Mafia dismantled, former Monaco police officer arrested A ‘new’ international Mafia that is said to have originated in the Balkans was discovered in…
Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Fatal helicopter crash pilot had taken cocaine The Monacair helicopter that crashed above Monaco on November 25 last year, killing the pilot and…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, September 30, 2023 Pyromaniac pizza maker sent to jail A 42 year-old pizza maker employed in Monaco has been sent to jail by a French court…
Achilleas Papadionisiou, an experienced journalist with whom we have cooperated on several occasions, organised a live interview with John Faraclas of allaboutshipping.co.uk in the special program Open Pages (Ανοιχτες Σελιδες…
Survey from Liverpool John Moores University and The Mission to Seafarers shows scale of corrupt practice of seafarers compelled to pay illegal employment fees, leading to debt, exploitative working conditions,…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, June 23, 2023 Hélène Pastor’s killer loses last chance appeal Wojciech Janowski’s appeal against his life sentence for being the instigator of the killing of Monaco billionaire…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, June 17, 2023 Monte-Carlo Diary: When the bus driver is trading forex We had risen at 03:30 to catch the early flight from Vienna, landed before…
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “I am profoundly saddened by the reports of the tragic loss of life off the coast of Greece, after a boat carrying…
There is no end to this shameful Migrants disasters with criminal traffickers and supposed to be proper NGOs doing the wrong thing and thousands perish at sea, unfortunately young children…
APRIL 11, 2023 COLOMBIA DRUG SMUGGLING – REPORT 2023 Your Managers direct Members’ attention to the recently released information: Colombia Drug Smuggling – Report 2023. Colombia continues to be the largest…
What a month (see last month’s latest recap) that was confirming the old saying; the Ides of March! The BDI remained slightly buoyant – gained but also lost considerably. The…
Join us for the webinar: Navigating deception: the impact of Russia’s invasion on the maritime ecosystem TUESDAY, 7 MARCH 2023 AT 14:30 GMT Navigating deception: the impact of Russia’s invasion…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, March 2, 2023 Monaco plays its part in Rome conference on criminal assetsMonaco took part in the first international forum on the identification and recovery of…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, February 16, 2023 French TV anchor suspended after dubious Monaco yacht reportA presenter on France’s most-watched news channel has been suspended after his management was made…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, February 10, 2023 Monaco faces climate meltdown, experts warnThe Monaco Press Club invited two noted specialists to its most recent meeting, at the Hotel Hermitage, to…
Some of the latest outputs from the Insight team at Themis: EU/UK Financial Crime Horizon Scan Summary 2023 If you’re struggling to keep on top of the regulatory and legislative…
The National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is a police unit with a freight team that collates, analyses and disseminates Road Freight Crime information across England and Wales. The unit…