Cargo thefts on the rebound
Manufacturers and logistics service providers must be prepared to protect their supply chains from an expected significant spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns begin to be lifted across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, the transported asset protection association (Tapa) has warned.
With entire national populations being advised to stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19 since the beginning of March, cargo thieves have clearly found it much more challenging to target goods in warehouses or onboard trucks.
With communities and businesses across Emea now starting to return to some kind of normality, Thorsten Neumann, president & CEO of Tapa Emea, expects a substantial rise in criminal activity, adding to the financial and reputational pressures on the supply chain sector: "Organised crime groups, in particular, will be looking to make up for lost ‘income’ during this period and this is likely to result in much higher risks for the transport and logistics industry, with trucks remaining most vulnerable to attack." (mw)