The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) has reported a 14% increase in the number of logistics facilities and trucking operations achieving certification to its security standards in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (Emea) region, six months into a three-year campaign to help manufacturers and logistics service providers reduce the risk of cargo crime.
Since the launch of the Association’s ‘STEP UP & STAND OUT’ campaign in October, Tapa Emea has seen the number of certifications for its Facility Security Requirements (FSR) rise to 463, a 14% growth, while 72 companies in the region are now certified under its Trucking Security Requirements (TSR), a 14.2% rise.
Companies gaining their first or additional FSR and TSR certifications since the start of the campaign have included Alha-Air Lines Handling, Aramex, Bos Logistics, CEVA Logistics, DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DPDgroup, DSV, Flextronics, Gebrüder Weiss, Georgi Transporte, Ingram Micro, LOG-IN, Nightline Group, Nippon Express, Panalpina, DB Schenker, TNT Express, UPS, Van der Valk Transport, Verhoeven International Transport and VVT Europa. New Tapa certifications have been awarded in over 23 countries in EMEA over the campaign’s first six months.
In its Incident Information Service (IIS) 2015 Annual Report, Tapa Emea recorded 1 515 new cargo crimes, a five-year high. Freight thefts were reported to Tapa in 29 countries in the region last year, including 70 crimes involving losses in excess of €100 000. Only 22.5% or 341 of the incidents reported to IIS in 2015 provided a loss value but the combined total for these cargo thefts alone was €34 528 558.
The level of cargo crime globally remains significantly under-reported, according to Tapa Emea. A study carried out by the European Parliament suggested that in Europe alone cargo crime cost businesses some €8.2 billion a year, while other research has shown the true cost of loss could be 5-7 times higher than the value of the stolen goods once all factors are taken into account.
