2025 Season’s Greetings from MACN

As 2025 comes to a close, we celebrate a year of momentum and measurable impact in tackling corruption in the maritime sector. Expanded partnerships, stronger industry and member engagement, and progress across multiple regions reinforce the impact of our collaborative approach and the dedication of our global network.

Our members’ and partners continued support and engagement enabled several key milestones this year:

• MACN now represents 229 global members across over 45 countries. In India, we launched a new Associate Membership category, welcoming 3 new associate members and receiving strong interest for further expansion. See the complete list of members here.
• We held two successful member meetings, in Copenhagen and Singapore, welcoming over 400 participants over these two events.
• MACN’s Anonymous Incident Reporting database now holds over 70,000 corrupt demands globally.
• The MACN HelpDesk continued to grow in both usage and impact, supporting seafarers and companies in addressing corrupt demands, and has now assisted almost 7,000 vessels.
• Engagement with seafarers expanded through 21 crew seminars delivered online and in person.

MACN achieved significant results across its Collective Action countries, including:

• Argentina – Delivered integrity training to 70+ Prefectura Naval inspectors and presented MACN’s work at the 30th Viña del Mar Committee Meeting; published the Customs Inspection Guidance Document and delivered an integrity module to SENASA expert candidates.
• Bangladesh – Launched a national Say No to Corruption Campaign with government and private stakeholders; trained over 1,000 pre-sea cadets and rating trainees with the UN Global Compact Network.
• Egypt – Signed a collaboration protocol with the Egyptian Maritime Transport and Logistics Sector (MTLS) Authority and renewed our agreement with Suez Canal Authority; visited Alexandria Port to present the Integrity Scorecard and launched the first Maritime Business Integrity Forum for the private sector.
• Ghana – Secured support from the new Ghana Maritime Authority administration for the Port Efficiency Programme and a national Corruption Risk Assessment; collaborated with the Shipowners Association of Ghana to identify risks and encourage reporting; welcomed IMANI Center for Policy and Education as MACN’s newest local partners.
• India – Held three Advisory Committee meetings; conducted private-sector outreach in Kolkata, Chennai, and Cochin; and launched the Associate Membership program, onboarding three new companies.
• Indonesia – Deepened government and industry engagement; signed a distribution agreement with one of the largest maritime academies in, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pelayaran (STIP) Jakarta, for seafarer integrity training; hired and onboarded a local expert team to lead implementation in country and secured multi-year donor funding for a three-year initiative.
• Malaysia – Delivered Integrity Workshops to 15 companies under the Port Integrity Campaign; hosted a CTAC Asia panel highlighting measurable impact; and secured multi-year funding for a new three-year port-sector integrity initiative.
• Nigeria – Promoted a national Consequence Management Framework with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy; presented Cost of Corruption findings at the African Maritime Assembly; and signed an MoU with the Freight Forwarding Council to strengthen integrity in cargo and logistics operations.
• Pakistan – Developed a strategy to counter illicit shortage claims; advanced regulatory collaboration with Customs and industry associations; and expanded outreach through anti-corruption briefings and training for shipping agents, lines, and terminal operators.
• Senegal – Fully launched the Senegal Collective Action initiative; completed the annual Port Experience Survey and fining-practice analysis; engaged authorities on SOP development; and validated findings with the Senegal Working Group.
• Ukraine – Despite ongoing security constraints, developed a compliance and integrity course for Harbour Masters with ANK Law Firm, endorsed by Ukraine’s Shipping Administration (MARAD), and scheduled for online delivery in 2026.

We wish you a joyful holiday season and a healthy, successful start to 2026!