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Marine Shipping & Trade Finance
MARINE SHIPPING & TRADE FINANCE
Most of the fraud comes from inside the supply chain, and the documents are still trusted at face value.
North American cargo theft reached $455 million in 2024 across more than 3,600 incidents. In European waters, 157,421 cargo incidents were recorded between 2022 and 2024, with under 6% of losses reported. In 2025, 91% of reported attacks on ships ended in the vessel being boarded or hijacked.
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Marine Shipping & Trade Finance
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91% of attacks succeeded
ICC International Maritime Bureau, January 2026
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Up to $35B annual cargo theft
Homeland Security Investigations estimate, 2025
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$455M North America cargo theft in 2024
TAPA Americas / IUMI, 2026
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€2.7B cargo losses under 6% reported,
IUMI / TAPA EMEA, 2025
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$2.77B business email compromise losses
FBI IC3, 2024
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