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South Africa cargo crime in the spotlight
Manufacturers, shippers and freight and logistics service providers will meet in Johannesburg on 7 March to discuss ways to reduce rising cargo crime in South Africa at a special one-day conference hosted by the Transported Asset Protection Association's (TAPA) Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. In its latest 18-month report, TAPA recorded 2,670 cargo thefts in South Africa across all 9 provinces, including 2,236 truck hijackings as well as multiple attacks ... [+]
TAPA certifies 1000 sites
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)’s Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region has recorded its 1,000th Facility Security Requirements (FSR) certification, for DHL Express’s Dubai South facility. Developed by supply chain security professionals, FSR protects high value and theft-targeted products in facilities, such as warehouse operations and distribution centres. In ... [+]
TAPA welcomes truck parking standards with teeth
The Transported Asset Protection Association has welcomed the European Commission’s introduction of its EU Safe & Secure Truck Parking Areas (SSTPA) Standard. It said it was an important step towards improving driver safety and reducing cargo crime in Europe. The EU is now on track to approve the new SSTPA into ... [+]
Lockdown fails to deter cargo crime
Criminals stole of more than €172 million worth of goods in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2020 despite the Covid said the the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) in its Cargo Theft Annual Report. Based only on data reported to the Association’s Incident Information Service (IIS), in a ... [+]
TAPA strengthens board team
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has made a number of appointments to its leadership and advisory board teams in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. It has appointed Ap Boom as the Association’s new Chief Financial & Compliance Officer. A former volunteer member of the board, he joins ... [+]
Covid booster for TAPA
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) says that concerns over Covid disruption have contributed to a record rise in annual membership in Europe, Middle East and Africa. It added over 100 new company members in 2020, while a further 14 businesses joined in January 2021, an increase of more than ... [+]
Life science logistics faces challenge of a lifetime, says TAPA
Pharmaceutical supply chains are about to face their biggest security challenge for a generation as the world prepares for deliveries of the Covid vaccine, says the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). With an estimated 7-19 billion doses of the vaccine required to eradicate Covid-19 globally, there will be unprecedented demands but ... [+]
Black market fuels lockdown cargo thefts
Over €85 million of products were stolen from supply chains in 46 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa (in the first half of 2020 despite Covid lockdowns, says the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). While opportunist cargo thieves almost certainly reduced their activity in the first six months of the ... [+]
Secure truck sites break the 7,000 barrier
The number of secure truck parking places in TAPA EMEA’s Parking Security Requirement (PSR) database reached 7,000 in July. The most recent growth has been driven by SNAP Account, the cashless payment system working with over 220 HGV parking sites across the UK and Europe, which is actively encouraging parking ... [+]
New board for TAPA EMEA
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has established a new advisory board in its Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. It consists of Gilad Solnik, director security and loss prevention, EMEA, Amazon; Michael Schmidt, chief security officer, Volkswagen; Frank Ewald, head of corporate security and crisis management, Deutsche Post ... [+]