Maritime Anti Corruption Network (MACN) - Why it makes sense to join?

18/07/2024

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(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Maritime Anti Corruption Network (MACN) provides a unique global forum for businesses to contribute to the elimination of corrupt practices in the maritime industry. MACN is composed of vessel-owning companies and others in the maritime industry, including cargo owners and service providers.

MACN was established in 2011 as an industry-led collective action initiative, with a goal of stamping out corruption in the maritime industry and promoting inclusive trade.

With over 200 companies (www.macn.dk) across the maritime industry, making up over 50% of global tonnage, MACN has become one of the preeminent examples of an industry-led collective action network taking tangible steps to eliminate corruption across the supply chain. By working in partnership with the industry, governments, and civil society MACN has been successful in addressing corruption risks through country-specific actions in locations as diverse as Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt, India, Ukraine, and Argentina.

MACN’s initiatives have been welcomed by stakeholders and have resulted in measurable outcomes such as the removal of trade barriers, strengthened governance frameworks, and substantially reduced corruption risks in maritime trade.

Corruption is a major obstacle to sustainable development, as it affects all five pillars of sustainable development – people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships. Corruption is a major threat to countries, people’s lives, and livelihoods.

Corruption leads to weak institutions, creates injustice and insecurity, destroys justice and fairness, and deprives people of basic needs such as health care, education, clean water, sanitation, and housing. It also stops economic growth, threatens environmental resources, destroys innovation, and makes our world even more turbulent.

Join MACN - Member Benefits

Access to resources that support internal risk management:

Learn and share best practices to improve your anti-corruption program and efforts to implement adequate procedures.
Tools and templates for corruption risk mitigation.
Use the MACN logo as a powerful mechanism to signal your commitment to the MACN Anti-Corruption Principles, which are modeled on the requirements of the U.K. Bribery Act and other relevant regulations and standards.

Effectively tackle the systemic root causes of corruption:

By participating in MACN collective action, you have a greater impact in alleviating a fundamental bottleneck of trade and development than by acting alone.

As a member of MACN you make an important contribution to the elimination of corruption in the maritime industry. The membership is open for companies that own or operate commercial vessels as well as companies in the maritime value chain such as ship management sectors, port management, terminal operation, shipping agency, freight forwarding, the chartering of vessels for the transportation of its cargo, shipping associations, Protection and Indemnity Clubs and flag registries.

MACN Anonymous Reporting System

MACN’s anonymous incident reporting system enables maritime players to submit reports on corrupt demands they have faced during port operations. The outputs of the anonymous incident reporting allow members to learn from each other to potentially avoid similar incidents in their own operations. The use of the mechanism has significantly increased over the years. To date, MACN has collected more than 60,000 reports of corrupt demands globally.

MACN uses this data to analyze trends in the frequency of incidents, allowing MACN to target collective action efforts and engage with governments. It has been a successful way to facilitate constructive dialogue in meetings with governments and other stakeholders. Reporting is anonymous and non-attributable: It is not possible for anyone to identify who has submitted a report, and the report does not include details that would identify ships or individuals.