economic downturn

MARCH 2009 |
vigilant
Transported Asset Protection Association
The monthly cargo crime update for members of TAPA EMEA
economic downturn
will lead to increase in cargo crime
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meet the new Board
UN welcomes TAPA
in the chair
Dear TAPA Members, colleagues and friends
Those of you who are not new members
may be experiencing a feeling of deja vu
but no this is not a dream or the re-release
of an old newsletter! Yes, I am back in the
chair and it couldn't be at a more
challenging time. When I left the post of
Chairman in May 2008, most of the world,
and Europe in particular, appeared to have
sound economies and steady growth.
The outlook now, to state the obvious, is
extremely challenging but I am confident
that this great Association and team can,
and will do its best to manage our way
through the effects of the downturn.
I actually believe the current situation
will drive us to a new level of success
and visibility because quality and loss
prevention counts even more when
we face difficult market conditions.
Firstly, I should thank all my fellow Board
members for their great work in my
absence and, of course, give special thanks
to David Reid and Steve McHugh for
stepping into their ‘acting’ roles in such a
strong way. I should add that it is with
regret that Steve has stepped down from
his role on the Board but we can be
assured that he will continue to play an
active part in the Association that he has
done so much to shape. Thank you, Steve
for all those years of great contribution
from 1999 till now. I look forward to seeing
you at the summer conference .
Looking forward, it's great to welcome two
new faces on our Board, Tony Kavanagh
from Sandisk and Luc Van Herck of Nike
bring with them a wealth of supply chain
knowledge with some 40 years in this
industry. Training and secure parking
standards are their specific fields of interest
and they will both be a real asset to our
Association. It is also a pleasure and a
privilege to see that all the previous Board
members have been voted back onto the
Board to continue their good work and be
part of this great team.
2008 saw growth in our Association and
many diverse and important projects
were undertaken; the Netherlands crime
conference has helped to galvanize
stakeholders (both TAPA and non-TAPA) in
that country; our work with the EU member
states in regard to AEO and FSR alignment
has been tough with presentations,
meetings, training workshops and lobbying
being carried out throughout the year but
we can see the benefits to members.
Plus we continued to work on the TAPA Air
Cargo Security Standards (TACSS) and in
January this year, we launched FSR 2009.
Despite current economic issues, the
Prague conference in February was well
attended, and the format of sharing a
venue and following on from the European
Cargo and Borders Summit seemed to
prove popular with the majority of
members. We will look at this again for next
year and welcome your views. To reiterate
the theme of the Prague conference
discussed in David Reid's speech:
• this is a time for standing together
• t his is a time for teamwork when
times are tough
• t his is a time where we need to
concentrate on our key aims
• t his is a time where we need to achieve
more with less (3x100 = 5x60)
There is no doubt that as the recession
bites across Europe we will see a growth in
organised crime, we will see a growth in
criminal activity from those who are looking
to find methods of gaining cash when
legitimate work cannot be found, and we
will see an increase in risk taking by the
criminal world, with attacks likely to
become increasingly violent.
We must continue to work collectively to
influence governments and law
enforcement agencies, and also
demonstrate to our own respective
companies that IIS gives us the earliest
possible indication of crime ‘hotspots’
and the modus operandi being used.
There is no doubting the challenges we
all face in these unique times but there is
also no doubting the difference we can
make by fighting crime together.
Finally, I hope you have noticed the new
‘look’ for the TAPA EMEA newsletter. We
have decided to commence a smaller,
monthly edition rather than the previous
quarterly issue to bring you faster and
easier to digest news from your
Association.
Thorsten Neumann
Chairman, TAPA EMEA
TAPA EMEA Board
Introducing the newly-elected Board of TAPA EMEA that will be serving our members for the next two years:
Vice Chair
David Reid of TNT has been re-elected as
Vice Chair. As well as standing in for the
Chairman when required, he takes
responsibility as Membership Lead. He will
also participate in the EU advisory board or
the LABEL project, the EU initiative for the
creation of secure parking areas in Europe.
Standards
Policy Advisor
Luc Van Herck of Nike becomes
Standards Lead for Truck Security
Requirements (TSR) and Parking
Security Requirements (PSR).
Julian Hansen, former Intel Head of
Security, TAPA Chairman and ‘elder
statesman’, Julian will continue his role
that sees him primarily working with the
EU in regards to AEO and TAPA.
Strategy & PR
Conference Lead
George Wiessing of HP will continue to
undertake this crucial task which he has
done so admirably and competently for
the past six years.
Jason Breakwell of Rutges Cargo assumes
additional responsibility for Board Strategy
in addition to his existing role of PR Lead.
Mark Schwarz of Eurowatch has been
outstanding in this role and will continue
to also organise local TAPA ‘mini
conferences’ such as he did last year in
Spain and France to increase local
awareness and membership.
Standards
IIS Lead
Marcel Saarloos of HP will be responsible for
continuing his excellent work as Lead for the
Freight Security Requirements and the MOU
with the audit bodies.
Gilad Solnik of DHL Express has put IIS on
the map (literally) in the past two years and
has made our database an effective tool
for TAPA members and LEA partners
around Europe.
Standards
Training
Paul Linders of Ceva Logistics will continue to
work with Marcel. Given the importance of
TACSS (TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards),
Paul will relinquish one of his roles as Board
Training representative to focus on TACSS.
Paul will also continue with his role on the
worldwide change control board.
Tony Kavanagh of Sandisk takes over the
responsibility for Training from Paul
Linders. Tony is also currently the chair of
the Irish Electronics Security Forum, is a
member of ASIS, and has held a CPP
qualification since 2002.
Treasurer
High approval rating for
Q1 conference
Contact
To contact any members of the TAPA EMEA
Board, the email address for each individual
is [email protected]
New contacts for
Admin Support
TAPA EMEA received positive feedback from
approximately 100 of the delegates attending
the Q1 conference in Prague.
Their completed surveys gave high scores for
the conference presentations, notably those by
Laird Hamberlain, Julian Priestley, Peter
Vyvyan-Robinson and Thomas Ziehn. The hotel
venue received an overall approval rating of
4.65 out of 5 and everyone agreed that the
event was a good investment of time and an
excellent networking opportunity.
Suggestions for future host cities included Denmark, Dublin, Greece, Helsinki,
London, Paris, Vienna and Warsaw.
Copies of all of the presentations made at the conference are available to
TAPA EMEA members on the Association’s website as well as a photo gallery
from the event.
For enquiries on any matters relating
to TAPA administration, please contact:
• Shan McCarthy – Admin Support
• Sara Swift – Admin Support
• Laurence Brown – Business Manager
TAPA EMEA
22 Risca Road
Newport
South Wales
NP20 4JW, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1633 251 325
Email: [email protected]
new members
Since the last issue of the TAPA EMEA newsletter, we have welcomed
the following new members:
COMPANY
CITY
COUNTRY
WEBSITE
ABL a.s.
Prague
CZ
www.abl.eu
Agility Logistics
Basel
CH
www.agilitylogistics.com
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG
Hamburg
DE
www.agcs.allianz.com
Arvato Distribution GmbH
Herzebrock
DE
www.arvato.com
Arvato Distribution GmbH (Microsoft)
Düren
DE
www.arvato.com
Cargo Service Maastricht
Beek
NL
www.carlolemmens.nl
CEFOR
Oslo
NO
www.cefor.no
Chanel SAS
Paris
FR
www.chanel.com
Customized Transport Services (CTS SA)
Markopoulo
GR
www.cts-sa.gr
Danish Insurance Association
Copenhagen
DK
www.forsikringogpension.dk
DHL Exel Supply Chain (Sweden) AB
Trollhättan
SE
www.dhl.com
European Food Transport NV
Zabia Wola
PL
www.univeg.com
EUROPOL – Cargo Theft Working Group
The Hague
NL
www.europol.europa.eu
GGL Security
Amstelveen
NL
www.gglsecurity.ie
Globalware Solutions BV
Hoofddorp
NL
www.globalwaresolutions.com
Goodman Logistics Developments B.V.
Eindhoven
NL
www.goodman.com
Imperial Tobacco
Hamburg
DE
www.imperialtobacco.co.uk
Kraft Foods Europe GmbH
Vienna
AT
www.kraft.com
LKW WALTER
Neudorf
AT
www.lkw-walter.com
LOGESTA
Madrid
ES
www.logesta.com
Montgomery Transport Limited
Newtownabbey
GB
www.montgomerytransportgroup.com
Numonyx B.V.
Qiryat Gat
IL
www.numonyx.com
OCLDI
Arcueil
FR
Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics Delft
NL
www.samsung.com
Sompo Japan Insurance Company Limited
London
GB
www.sompo-japan.co.jp
Vantec World Transport B.V
Schiphol
NL
www.vwtnl.com
Worldwide Flight Services Belgium
Zaventem
BE
www.wfsbelgium.com
Zurich Insurance Company
Frankfurt
DE
www.zurich.com
SonyEricsson Mobile Communication AB
LUND
SE
www.sonyericsson.com
Siodemka
Warsaw PL
www.siodemka.com
Performance Team
USA
www.ptgt.net
ECSA
www.ecsa-eu.org
Worldmark Global Solutions
Scotland
GB
www.worldmark.com
Gunnebo
France
FR
www.gunnebo.com
Heembouw
Netherlands
NL
www.heembouw.nl
SAAFF
South Africa
ZA
www.saaff.org.za
Incident Types of incidents occurred in 2007 and 2008
Product Category of incidents occurred in 2007 and 2008
the greatest threat but businesses also
need to be more alert to the risk of
opportunist thefts from ad hoc and firsttime criminals. We know from previous
recessions that crime increases. UK
government statistics, for example,
reported a 19% increase in violent crime
during the recession of the early 1990s.
We expect 2009 to be one of the toughest
years of the last decade in terms of cargo
crime statistics.”
Statistics for 2008 show the number of
vehicle thefts (laden or unladen) nearly
doubled to 2,067. The majority of these
incidents occurred in non-secured parking
areas in the UK, Germany and France.
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economic downturn will lead
to increase in cargo crime
The global economic downturn will lead to an increase
in incidents of cargo crime.
third highest reporting crime areas with
254 and 207 reported thefts.
In addition, 1,775 incidents of truck theft
were reported involving empty vehicles.
IIS LEAD
Gilad Solnik
Latest statistics from TAPA’s Incident
Information Service (IIS) for the Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region show
3,756 reported incidents of cargo crime
during 2008 with a total loss value of more
than €170.6 million. This figure will
continue to grow with incident data still
being collated for last year.
Just over 10% of crimes reported in 32
countries in EMEA in 2008 were classified
by TAPA as ‘major incidents’. Data for over
72% of the reported crimes was received
from the UK, representing 2,720 incidents.
Spain and Germany were the second and
Gilad Solnik, IIS Lead for TAPA EMEA,
said: “The figures we are starting to see
for 2008 reinforce our message that no
one can afford to be complacent about
cargo crime. Through its highly-regarded
Freight Security Requirements and Truck
Security Requirements, along with the
sharing of crime data, market intelligence
and co-operation with law enforcement
agencies, TAPA members have been
seeing a reduction in their overall losses,
especially compared to the rest of the
industry. However, we expect the level of
threat to increase considerably as a direct
result of the economic downturn.
“Organised criminals targeting high value
products moving in supply chains remain
In recent years, attacks on trucks have been
the preferred modus operandi of criminals,
although thefts from vehicles fell by 20%,
according to data captured last year.
One of the most alarming trends in 2008
was the 50% increase in reported thefts
from facilities to 102 cases – following a
downward trend in recent years - while
fraud rose 24% to 31 incidents. A 47.4%
decrease in the number of vehicle
‘hijackings’ may be the result of additional
training companies are giving to drivers
to help them avoid violent attacks while
on route.
Consumer electronics, food and
beverage, metal, clothing and footwear
were among the most frequently stolen
products in 2008.
Gilad Solnik added: “One of the benefits
of TAPA’s membership growth is that we
are achieving a broader, more detailed
picture of cargo crime, particularly in
Europe, through new data sources, such
as companies in the luxury goods, sports
goods and pharmaceuticals industries.
The tools and intelligence available to
TAPA members are proving to be an
effective way to combat crime and our
IIS is increasingly seen to have value by
members and police agencies. EUROPOL,
the European law enforcement
organisation, for example, now uses IIS
as a partner for its cargo theft incidents
reporting and mapping system.”
TAPA EMEA Certified Locations
In each issue of this newsletter, we will be publishing a list of the TAPA EMEA member sites that have most recently
gained TAPA FSR certification. The following companies and locations will have been audited by one of TAPA EMEA’s four
approved auditing firms; Bureau Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd Certification, Lloyd’s Register and SGS UK.
COMPANY NAME
COUNTRY
CITY
CLASS
Arvato Services
NL
Venray
A
CTS Group
NL
Nieuw Vennep
A
DHL Airways GmbH
DE
Hamburg
A
DHL Airways GmbH
DE
Cologne
A
DHL Aviation
DK
Copenhagen
A
DHL Aviation (Italy) Ltd
IT
Ciampino
A
DHL Aviation (UK) Ltd
GB
Castle Donnington
A
DHL Exel Supply Chain
ES
Toledo
A
DHL Exel Supply Chain Poland
PL
Sady k. Poznania
A
DHL Exel Supply Chain Poland
PL
Teresin
A
DHL Express Israel Ltd
IL
Tel hanan, Haifa
B
DHL Express Israel Ltd
IL
Airport City, Lod
A
DHL Express Saudi Arabia
SA
Abha
B
DHL Express Saudi Arabia
SA
Jeddah
A
DHL Express Saudi Arabia
SA
Jubail
B
DHL Express
CD
Kinshasha
A
DHL JHB Gateway
ZA
Johannesburg
A
DHL Logistics Spain S.L
ES
Barajas
A
DHL Operations B.V
JO
Amman
A
Door to Door Couriers
NL
DPD
GB
Dunstable
A
DPD
GB
London
A
DSV Solutions
BE
Gent
A
Interport B.V.
NL
Schiphol-Rijk
A
LB Transport
NL
Mijdrecht
A
Maurice Ward & Co. s.r.o.
CZ
Plzeň
B
Panalpina Welttransport
AT
Linz
A
Partner Logistics Europe B.V.
NL
Duiven
A
RR Donnelley Magyarország Kft.
HU
Tivadar
B
Skylink Handling Services BV
NL
Schiphol
A
TNT Express Benelux
BE
Luxembourg
A
TNT Express Nederland
NL
Eindhoven
A
ZAO DHL International
RU
Gosniiga
A
A
UN seminar
events
welcomes TAPA’s
participation
Gilad Solnik, IIS Lead, was one of the
presenters at the United Nations seminar
on Inland Transport Security in Geneva.
The following is a list of events over the next two
months that should be of interest to TAPA members.
If you are aware of other industry events in 2009 that
should be brought to the attention to TAPA EMEA
members, please send a web link or details to
[email protected]
SCM Logistics 30 March - 02 April – Dubai (AE)
www.terrapinn.com/2009/scmme/index.stm
IPOMEX 31 March - 02 April – Münster (DE)
www.ipomex.com
MIPS 13 - 16 April – Moscow (RU)
www.securityshows.com/pages overview&welcome.htm
TransRussia 21 - 24 April – Moscow (RU)
www.transrussia.ru/eng
ASIS International* 26 - 29 April – Montreux (CH)
www.asisonline.org/education/programs/montreux/default.htm
Multimodal 28 - 30 April – Birmingham (GB)
www.multimodal.org.uk/
Truck Parking Conference* 29 April – Brussels
www.setpos.eu/conference
World Mail & Express Europe 06 - 08 May
– Munich (DE)
www.triangle.eu.com/conferences/worldexpress/default.htm
His paper was well received by delegates and resulted in a series of
questions from the audience. Mrs Eva Molnar, Director of the
Transport Division of the UN Economic Commission for Europe,
described TAPA’s presentation as interesting and important, stating
that cargo crime issues should have more visibility. TAPA is hoping
to work more closely with the Transport Division in the future.
At the event, Gilad also met with Juha Hintsa of the Cross-Border
Research Association, who is involved with the CEN initiative. This
provided an opportunity to brief him on TAPA’s activities and
standards. Dr. Wolfgang Elsner, Head of Security of Terrestrial
Transports and Dangerous Goods, DG-TREN, EC, was another
delegate at the event.
TAPA FSR and IIS received further profile when mentioned in the
CounterAct project as reference and as best practices.
(CounterAct was mentioned also by UIRR and UITP who are
members in the project).
Link to the agenda and the presentations
http://www.unece.org/trans/main/ac11/ac11_seminar.html
IFSEC 11 - 14 May – Birmingham (GB)
www.ifsec.co.uk/index.html
Air Cargo Europe 12 - 15 May – Munich (DE)
www.aircargoeurope.com
Transport Logistic 12 - 15 May – Munich (DE)
www.transportlogistic.de/en/Home IRU World Congress 14 - 16 May – Istanbul (TR)
www.tuyap.com.tr/webpages/logist_eng/index.php
TAPA EMEA Q2 Conference 25 June
– Amsterdam (NL)
*TAPA exhibiting and speaking.
Next TAPA FSR Training Course 16 - 17 April 2009
Location: St.Saint-Genis, France (close to Geneva Airport)
Hosting Company: STMicroelectronics