The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) regularly monitors cargo security events across 10 EMEA countries. Accordingly, the TAPA Incident Information Service (IIS) recorded 158 incidents in the month of March 2017, which number was 20 fewer than a year earlier. Nevertheless, the total value of cargo lost to criminal acts reached €14.8 million. The UK and The Netherlands stood at the top of the table with 72 and 61 reported incidents respectively. Unsecured parkings were the most frequently mentioned reason behind the reported thefts from vehicles/trailers (114 instances).
The relatively low number of countries reporting into the TAPA IIS database suggests that the total value of cargo losses far exceed the reported €14.8 million monthly figure. It should be noted that security incidents that occur in long(er) distance road haulage, when the trucks stop at unsecured parking facilities, can be avoided if using intermodal transport. In intermodal transport the first/last mile road transfer to/from the transhipment terminal can be minimalised, omitting the need to stop with the truck. Transhipment terminals are facilities protected by active and passive measures, whereas the cargo is also not accessible to criminals when travelling via non-road modes of transport.
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