VOLUNTEERS WANTED! MORE ‘PSR AMBASSADORS’ NEEDED TO MEET DEMAND FROM SECURE TRUCK PARKING SITES
POLICE FIND €2 MILLION OF ANTIQUE BOOKS STOLEN FROM A UK WAREHOUSE BURIED UNDERGROUND AT A HOUSE IN ROMANIA
LOCKDOWN INSPIRES ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS WITH €85 MILLION OF PRODUCTS STOLEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020
TAPA PUBLISHES NEW LOCKING SYSTEMS GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT COMPANIES ADOPTING ITS TRUCKING SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
CITY REPORT: BARCELONA – ROLLING THE DICE WITH LAST MILE DELIVERIES

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TAPA RECORDS 118 CARGO THEFTS IN JUNE AND LOSSES ABOVE €4.3M AS THIEVES TARGET A DIVERSE RANGE OF PRODUCTS IN 14 COUNTRIES

TAPA recorded 118 cargo theft incidents in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in June with a total loss value of €4,383,994 for the 29.6% of crimes sharing financial data.

Late reporting of incidents due to the COVID-19 lockdown period means this figure for June is expected to rise in the coming weeks as more intelligence is added to the Association’s Incident Information Service (IIS) database for the region.

Nine major cargo crimes with loss values of €100,000 or more were notified to TAPA EMEA last month, accounting for a combined value of €3,781,281 or an average loss for these incidents of €420,142. Vigilant has been asked not to share information on three...

TAPA EMEA SIGNS MOU WITH NAVCIS FOR A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF UK CARGO CRIME

The United Kingdom is seen to be one of the world’s biggest ‘hotspots’ for cargo thefts but while incident rates are undeniably high, the...

TAPA’S SECURE PARKING DATABASE BREAKS THROUGH THE 7,000 BARRIER AS MORE SITES JOIN UP IN EMEA

The number of secure parking places within TAPA EMEA’s Parking Security Requirement (PSR) database broke through the 7,000 barrier in July...

PICKING UP PACE

It’s 12 months since Thorsten Neumann was tasked with leading TAPA EMEA’s seismic shift from a voluntary association to a professional...

LOCKDOWN CONTINUED TO LOWER INCIDENT RATES IN MAY BUT LOSSES STILL SURPASSED €2.3M ACROSS 17 COUNTRIES IN EMEA

Cargo thefts reported to TAPA’s Incident Information Service (IIS) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region in May continued to...

TAPA PARTNERS WITH BOSCH SECURE TRUCK PARKING, BOOSTING SECURE PARKING PLACES BY OVER 42% IN 12 MONTHS

TAPA’s programme to reduce cargo thefts and increase supply chain resilience in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region has a new...

TAPA WARNS OF A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN CARGO THEFTS AS CRIMINALS GET BACK TO ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’

Manufacturers and logistics service providers must be prepared to protect their supply chains from a projected significant spike in cargo...

BACK TO BUSINESS – EUROPOL WARNS OF CYBERATTACKS AND A NEW WAVE OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION

Two new reports by EU law enforcement agency, Europol, highlight resurgent criminals posing new and increased threats in the ‘new normal’ of...

LOCKDOWN LIMITS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND SUCCESSFUL POLICE OPERATIONS INTERCEPT OVER €10 MILLION OF CARGO THEFTS IN APRIL

Incidents of cargo crime reported to TAPA’s Incident Information Service (IIS) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region in April...

HIDE & SEEK: ILLICIT COMMERCIAL FLOWS – WHAT THEY HIDE AND HOW TO CONTROL THEM

TAPA Americas’ webinar earlier this month saw Dr. Nikos Passas, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University...