Office Address
123/A, Miranda City Likaoli Prikano, Dope
Phone Number
+0989 7876 9865 9
+(090) 8765 86543 85
Email Address
info@example.com
example.mail@hum.com
123/A, Miranda City Likaoli Prikano, Dope
+0989 7876 9865 9
+(090) 8765 86543 85
info@example.com
example.mail@hum.com
These funds are part
of USAID’s ‘Doing Business with Integrity’ activity and the collaboration will
be part of its ‘Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for
Development’.
This initiative is also supported by match funding
from private companies such as Maersk Line, Maersk, Lauritzen Foundation, DS
Norden, Hafnia, Odfjell, JM Baxi, the Institute of Export Operations and
Management in Nigeria, as well as members of the MACN Advisory Committee in India.
Through this backing,
MACN and its implementing partners Eldib Pandi and the Convention on Business
Integrity, will dramatically increase the number of companies and vessels using
MACN’s HelpDesk and engage in dialogue with governments to address the root
causes of maritime sector corruption.
The HelpDesk is the only global mechanism providing
the maritime industry with a real-time escalation and resolution channel for
port corruption incidents. Over 3,000 vessels have utilised it to date, with over 200 cases
escalated due to bribery attempts. According to MACN, some 99% of these cases
have been resolved without any bribery payments.
HelpDesk access will
be expanded during the project in India, Egypt, and Nigeria. The project will be implemented beyond the
major international hubs such as Mumbai, Chennai, Lagos, and the Suez Canal
to engage more local companies and activities. Coverage will be expanded into
12 major ports in India, the major port cities in Egypt like Alexandria and
Port Saïd as well as Calabar and Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
It is estimated the
expand the solution to more than 200 vessels in Nigeria, 1,600 vessels in
India, and 180 vessels in Egypt, helping companies and their local supply chain
partners resolve corruption attempts with the assistance of government
agencies.
MACN claims that HelpDesk shipowners in Nigeria
have reduced operational costs by $20,000 to as much as $150,000 per port call
by avoiding delays, unnecessary paperwork, and corrupt demands by using the
solution.
