TAPA: Latest News & Views

UNDER ATTACK – 73% OF U.S. RETAILERS SUFFERED CARGO THEFTS IN 2019, NRF SURVEY REVEALS

Organized crime is now one of the biggest challenges for retailers in the U.S. with loss prevention teams reporting a significant rise in cargo thefts last year and the increasing use of violence by offenders …

The latest Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) in the United States reveals that 73% of the 63 retailers who participated anonymously in the survey suffered cargo thefts in 2019 compared to just 30% in 2018.

The NRF is the world’s leading retail trade association and represents an industry which contributes $2.6 trillion to the country’s GDP and supports one in four U.S. jobs. Conducted annually, the report helps retailers measure the impact of...

HERE TO STAY – THE MIGRANT THREAT TO EUROPE’S SUPPLY CHAINS SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABATING

Europe’s Migrant Crisis has added a whole new layer of concerns for supply chain security professionals … and as Kristian Bischoff, Europe...

TAPA MEMBERS CONFIRM THEY WILL USE SECURE TRUCK PARKING SITES AS MORE BECOME AVAILABLE, SURVEY CONFIRMS

TAPA EMEA’s secure parking survey conducted at the end of 2019 has reinforced the Association’s commitment to help increase the quality and...

A BUSY CHRISTMAS FOR CARGO THIEVES WITH DECEMBER LOSSES OF MORE THAN €9.6M IN 18 COUNTRIES ACROSS EMEA

As Vigilant went to press, cargo crime data for December 2019 in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region was still being collated but...

TAPA SEEKS TALKS WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO ADD VALUE TO NEW EU SAFE & SECURE TRUCK PARKING STANDARD

TAPA EMEA has called upon the European Commission to ‘listen to the voices of buyers and decision-makers’ to drive the growth of its new EU...

SEE-THROUGH THE FRAUDSTERS – FAKE CARRIERS ARE TARGETING SUPPLY CHAINS IN EVERY TAPA REGION

Statistically, the vast majority of goods transported by trucks arrive at their destination securely and as planned.

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER LOSSES SURPASS €7.2 MILLION AS TAPA EMEA RECORDS CRIMES IN 19 COUNTRIES

Cargo thieves were active in 19 countries in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in October and November as TAPA’s Incident...

Q3 2019 INTELLIGENCE REINFORCES THE ALARMING RISE IN RECORDED CARGO CRIMES IN EMEA – BUT IS ALSO KEY TO THE RESILIENCE OF TAPA MEMBERS’ SUPPLY CHAINS

Products worth more than €80 million were stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine...

EKOL RISES TO THE CHALLENGE OF TAPA FSR LEVEL A CERTIFICATION AT ITS 225,000 SQ MT, 245 TRUCK DOCK DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN TURKEY

As the benchmark supply chain security standard for facilities, TAPA’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) are now being adopted at more...

THINK ABOUT THE BIGGER PICTURE

TAPA EMEA’S PRESIDENT & CEO, THORSTEN NEUMANN, GIVES A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE ASSOCIATION’S REGIONAL ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS