Smuggling
07 October 2020BIMCO's position on "smuggling" has been approved by the BIMCO Board of Directors.
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Migrant smuggling
11 September 2012Introduction to drug smuggling
01 October 2016Prevention of wildlife smuggling by sea
31 July 2017As one of the Buckingham Palace Declaration Signatories, BIMCO is keen to share the United for Wildlife Taskforce Alerts. These are advisories for issues of high concern related to wildlife trafficking and the transport sector, and are a core output of the Taskforce Information Sharing System.
Smuggling
21 April 2020Wildlife transport taskforce intelligence bulletin
02 November 2018Please find attached the 1 July 2018 United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Intelliegence Bulletin, concerning smuggling of blocks/tablets made from leopard bones.
Prevention of wildlife smuggling by sea
31 July 2017As one of the Buckingham Palace Declaration Signatories, BIMCO is keen to share the United for Wildlife Taskforce Alerts. These are advisories for issues of high concern related to wildlife trafficking and the transport sector, and are a core output of the Taskforce Information Sharing System.
Mexico alert – smuggling of illegal narcotics – risk of ship detention and crew arrest
12 May 2020The International Group of P&I Clubs, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and InterManager (the “international industry organisations”) draw Members’ attention to the series of recent ship detentions and crew arrests in Mexico and, in the case of the UBC Savannah, the lengthy and continuing detention in custody of the ship’s Master without any formal charges against him, following the discovery of illegal narcotics on board.
What are Customs Co-operation Agreements (CCAs)?
17 October 2013For the benefit of its members, BIMCO has made a series of agreements with 15 national customs authorities (Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States)- Customs Co-operation Agreements (CCAs)- as a means of mitigating delays and costs resulting from the discovery of drugs aboard a member vessel.
Do you know what’s on board your ship? Probably not.
09 May 2019Cocaine, illegal timber, arms, cash, chemical weapons…and sea horses. Rarely are the crew, shipowner, operator or importer aware that their ships and containers are abused and used for illegal transport, and rarely is the crew on board involved.
