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The Digital Supply Chain Needs to Include Trade Compliance Systems!

Logistics Viewpoints

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 50 Percent Rule imposes sanctions on companies with combined ownership by (“blocked”) parties of 50 percent or more. However, many nations defer to the US list when creating their own sanctioned party list. For example, the U.S.

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Global Trade Compliance is a Massive Undertaking for Big Shippers

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In the US, for example, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) publishes lists of individuals and companies, and the addresses of those entities, owned or controlled by targeted countries. As bad, or worse, than fines, would be an article reporting that their company had traded with an undesirable firm.

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How sanctions affect shipping companies and trade

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In the US there is a special body responsible for control over the above issue: Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department (OFAC). In particular, Clause 2 Article 2 of the Council Decision 2014/145 / the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) dd.

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Individuals, entities blocked for ties to Iranian airlines

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Singaporean firms added to North Korean sanctions

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Related Articles. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has extended for a fourth time the expiration deadlines of three general licenses involving U.S. CFIUS pilot adds layer of export control. Business ties to Russian companies still not cut. business dealings in the oil and gas sector.

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EAR99 – US Export Control Basics

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It is essential to check the Treasury Department’s Office of Asset Control (OFAC) website regularly for an updated information. Furthermore, there are also meticulous restrictions like the ones against Russian industries and the Crimean region of Ukraine. Illegal End Use of Your Products.