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NewsTAPA EMEA achieves cargo security milestone
Large modern warehouse with forkliftsThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region has recorded its 1,000th Facility Security Requirements (FSR) certification as it continues to accelerate its activities to reduce costly cargo thefts.The 1,000th FSR certification milestone in EMEA was achieved by DHL ...
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NewsCargo theft remains high in 2020 despite lockdowns
TAPA EMEA - 2020 cargo theft dataThe Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region saw cargo crime continue at a high rate last year despite Covid lockdowns limiting the movement of people.Figures from the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Cargo Theft Annual Report shows that 6,463 cargo thefts were reported ...
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NewsTAPA: Covid-19 vaccine creates “biggest security challenge for a generation”
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has warned that the transportation of Covid-19 vaccines presents the “biggest security challenge for a generation” in supply chains.The association said the estimated 7bn to 19bn doses of vaccines that are required to completely eradicate the deadly virus will place “unprecedented demands” on pharma ...
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NewsTAPA EMEA names advisory board members
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has created a new Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) advisory board to help it become an "end-to-end supply chain resilience organisation".The advisory board will be led by TAPA EMEA president and chief executive Thorsten Neumann.Other members of the board are: Gilad Solnik, director ...
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NewsTAPA warns of post-lockdown cargo crime spike
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has warned of an expected spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns are eased across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).TAPA said that despite many populations being advised to stay at home to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, its Incident Information Service ...
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NewsEMEA cargo crime continues to climb
Cargo thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) more than doubled to 8,548 incidents in 2019 and involved losses of product worth well over €137m, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA).The incident rate is the highest recorded in TAPA’s 23-year history and reflects ...
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NewsTAPA launches updated cargo security standard
Paul Linders, TAPAThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has launched updated security requirements to help protect freight facilities and trucking operations from the escalating threat of cargo crime.The 2020 revisions of the association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) aim to give TAPA’s Manufacturer and Logistics Service ...
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NewsEMEA cargo crime on the up as losses hit the €80m mark
Cargo worth more than €80m was stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS).Cargo thefts were recorded from all modes of transport ...
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Turkish Cargo gains TAPA security certification
Turkish Cargo's facilities in Istanbul have been certified to Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) standards.The airline said that it had achieved the Group A TAPA certificate at Istanbul and Atatürk Airports.TAPA said that FSR was establish to address the nature by which the theft sensitive products are handled in facilities, ...
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Resilience360 and TAPA collaborate to reduce cargo crime
Supply chain risk management company Resilience360 and the Transport Asset Protection Association (TAPA) have teamed up to fight against cargo crime intelligence.The collaboration will help both Resilience360 customers and TAPA members to better identify cargo theft issues, as well as providing a more more holistic view of cargo security threats ...
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NewsDHL and TAPA team up on supply chain security intelligence
TAPA, the transport industry association that promotes supply chain security, is to work with DHL Resilience360, the integrator’s cloud-based supply chain risk management platform that helps businesses to predict, assess and mitigate the risk of supply chain disruptions, in a partnership on cargo crime intelligence.DHL said that the collaboration will ...
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NewsTheft from aircraft tops EMEA cargo crime stats for Q2
The theft of cash from the hold of an aircraft was the largest single cargo crime by value recorded in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region during the second quarter of the year.The latest statistics from the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) show that thefts of products from ...
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NewsThorsten Neumann appointed to full-time TAPA role
Thorsten Neumann, TAPA EMEAThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has named Thorsten Neumann as its first-ever full-time president and chief executive with effect from June 1, 2019.Neumann has chaired TAPA’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on a voluntary basis since 2006.Jason Breakwell, vice chair of TAPA EMEA, said: ...