The U.S. Departments of State and Treasury and the U.S. Coast Guard have issued a global advisory to alert the maritime industry and those active in the energy and metals sectors about common deceptive shipping practices used to evade sanctions. The guidance also describes seven sanctions compliance best practices to further aid the private sector to mitigate exposure to sanctions risks.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...