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South Africa: Local Freight Newsletter

Almost 200 senior security professionals representing high value product manufacturers and transport and logistics providers meet in Malta this week to discuss new initiatives to tackle the growing threat of cargo crime in Europe, amounting to billions of euros.

Organised by the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), the event will feature presentations from security specialists covering the symptoms of loss, cargo crime loss modelling, and analysis of the effectiveness of countermeasures. They will also discuss the return on investment from transport security programmes and how to convince management of the need to invest in a supply chain security infrastructure.

A recent report for the European Parliament estimated that within the European Union cargo theft from trucks amounted to some €8.2 billion a year, an average of €6.72 per loaded truck trip within the EU. Technology related products remain the biggest target for criminals - representing 79% of thefts - along with pharmaceutical products and luxury goods.

The figures in South Africa are even more alarming, which is what prompted a proposal last year for the launch of an SA chapter of Tapa. But after much initial enthusiasm, so far Cargo Info News has seen little in the way of practical progress.

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