U.S. compliance note reinforcing best practices for transport of goods in maritime and other forms of transportation
Highlights common tactics deployed by malign actors in the maritime and other transportation industries
U.S. guidance reinforcing best practices
Multiple U.S. government agencies—the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)—today issued a joint compliance note [PDF 414 KB] highlighting common tactics deployed by malign actors in the maritime and other transportation industries.
The compliance note also identifies recent criminal and civil enforcement actions taken in response to alleged violations of U.S. sanctions and export controls, and describes steps that the maritime and other transportation industries can take to comply with U.S. sanctions and export controls.
Read a BIS release [PDF 224 KB] (December 12, 2023)
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