Summary |
This book is a detailed investigation into the multi-billion-dollar maritime fraud industry. It describes, in outline and with specific examples, the nature of maritime fraud, its major forms and the growth in this kind of crime since the mid-1970s.
There is hardly a section of the international shipping industry which is not affected by maritime fraud and this type of crime has flourished during the past 20 years, and its nature has changed with the development of modern communication systems and computer technology.
The author considers how maritime fraud has been able to flourish, and concludes that the shipping industry needs to make radical changes through more stringent controls and the closure of loopholes in order to prevent the continued loss of billions of dollars.
This book is of obvious relevance to the entire shipping market and to banks and other commercial organizations, but it will also interest a more general audience.
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