TAPA ponders more secure sites


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Following the certification of the Delta Park in Dourges, France, to the highest Level 1 certification under the Transported Asset Protection Association’s – the first site to do so under TAPA’s new Parking Security Requirements – other sites in France could also soon gain similar status. Thorsten Neumann, president and chief executive of TAPA’s EMEA region says: “We are working with our members and we are being approached both by park operators who would like to be certified and also by shippers, stating where they would like to see sites.” Top of the wish-list in France


are the key transport hubs, especially Paris, but also in and around the major Channel ports especially Calais, Neumann adds. It could be argued that


the Channel ports – which operate under some of the tightest security regimes in the transport industry – are effectively secure truck parks themselves. But Neumann’s concern is more for drivers that are heading for the port but, because of delays en route or other causes have to stop some way short to take statutory breaks and rest periods. The


criminals know this and target trucks parked up on the approaches to the coast. In fact, there is a case to


be made for allowing some flexibility in the driver’s hours regime, Neumann suggests. If a driver were allowed to drive for, say, an extra 30 minutes, it could make the difference between reaching safety or having to stop in a vulnerable place. Drivers may have strict instructions from the customer not to park in unsecured areas, but if their hours run out they may the face of either displeasing their customer or breaking the law. Fines for infringing driver’s hours rules vary enormously across Europe, Neumann points out and in fact France has some of the highest.


Hotspot


TAPA notes that France is now a particular hotspot for incidents in Europe reported to the Association’s Incident Information Service database, although the figures are influenced by the level of reporting. While TAPA says crimes actually reported to it are probably only the tip of the cargo crime, it believes that the information from the French


authorities is relatively good, and this is reflected in


the


figures. In the first half of 2019, TAPA


recorded 1,220 cargo crimes in France with losses averaging nearly €100,000 per crime, including one of €3.4 million. Over fourth fifths involved vehicles in unclassified parking places. Generally, across Europe,


cargo crime is probably increasing and criminals are


deploying ever more


sophisticated technology. The same technology that the industry uses such as GPS tracking or electronic locking of doors can also be used by the ill-intentioned to find and break into trucks, Neumann points out.


There’s also evidence that


criminals are targeting almost any type of cargo, knowing that they can sell it through internet channels at virtually the market price. Perhaps treating cargo crime more serious and less as a so-called victimless crime would help. Some of the penalties meted out to criminals for thefts running into perhaps hundreds of thousands or even millions of euros seem very lenient, he says.


Le Havre and partners to develop smart solutions


Five public and private sector partners, including the port of Le Havre (Haropa) have launched a plan to develop a Smart Data Services platform. Two regional public


players, the Le Havre Seine Metropolitan Authority, and HAROPA (Port of Le Havre) have joined forces with private partners telecommunications firm Orange, technology specialist Cisco and port digital platform developer SOGET. President of Le Havre Seine


Metropolitan region Jean- Baptiste Gastinne, explained: “The Metropolitan Authority produces a lot of data; it is a wealth that must be exploited today to better understand the expectations of citizens


and improve the performance of public services. The partnership is of high quality and provides an opportunity to accelerate the digital transition of our region.” Haropa managing director


Baptiste Maurand added: “The ability to


manage


data is essential to improve performance on the scale of port communities at large. For Haropa, this partnership makes it possible to explore the potential of sharing data of all kinds. “I have no doubt that this


partnership, thanks to the cross-cutting exploitation of the data that it allows, will bring new services to benefit the customers of sea and shore


interfaces alike, to citizens and to all the economic operators on the Seine Corridor. The partnership with leading digital players will…support our competitiveness in tomorrow’s world.” Possible services could


include new solutions to increase ease of transport of goods passing through port areas or improving intermodal transport. Haropa has meanwhile signed an industrial


also


partnership with plane- maker Airbus to find digital solutions to simplify electronic processes and facilitate the development of international trade. The two partners will


Issue 8 2019 - Freight Business Journal


///FRANCE DP World develops in Le Havre


A joint venture between DP World and France-based international container operator Terminal Link - PortSynergy Group (GMP) - has been awarded a concession to build and operate berths 11 and 12 at Port 2000 in Le Havre. The new terminal will add 1m


teu capacity and will include a 700 meter quay and a 42-hectare site. The concession is for 34 years, including two years of studies and design, two years of civil engineering work and 30 years of operation. The new berths are envisaged


as servicing large container vessels, including a 35-hectare stacking area and direct rail access to the hinterland. GMP managing director Louis


Jonquiere, said: “The signing marks a new chapter in our partnership with the Port of Le


Havre. The addition of the two new berths will enable us to secure more volume and provide high- efficiency services. As a major hub port, the expansion in the terminal will facilitate the capture of more volume from the trade, benefitting from the momentum that has built in the region.”


French forwarder sees African opportunities


Fren c h -h ea d quart ered forwarder Heppner says it aims to tap into the growing opportunities offered in West Africa with its new branch in Dakar, Senegal, its first on the continent. It says that business


prospects had been boosted by natural resources projects and by the growth of the middle class in the regions, which had


combine their respective software systems, STYRIS (Radar-VTS) and S-WiNG (digital port management service) to improve monitoring of shipping and optimizing port operations and port calls. The agreement also allows


Airbus to export the know- how to other international ports and to promote Haropa’s solutions. A second agreement is part


of the TIGA innovations regions program under which Airbus, the Le Havre Shipping And Port Confederation (UMEP), Haropa and SOGET will join forces to design and develop a strategy for a cybersecurity platform for use in ports, shipping and industry. In particular, they will work


together to define a technical, legal, administrative and financial framework designed to


offer the services of a Security Operations Centre.


in turn increased demand for Western consumer goods and retailing methods. Heppner would offer


customers “an integrated supply chain offering including air and ocean freight but also custom clearance, warehousing and distribution”. Overseas director Valentin Jung also promised an alternative “to the current oligopoly in place,


He continued: “We aim to


enable smarter trade and create a much stronger economic engine for the national and regional market. By investing further in the terminal, GMP is driving economic development for the region and generating career opportunities for the local population.”


at human scale yet complying with


the highest European


standards”. Since its opening in June


2019, Heppner’s Dakar branch has become active in the retail, fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceutical sectors and aimed to double its workforce by 2020, added Senegal country director Pascal Bonnet. Founded in 1925, Heppner


operates 70 sites in France, ten in Germany and others in the Netherlands


and Spain,


operating in about 150 countries worldwide.


Geodis appoints legal eagle


Stéphane Cassagne has been appointed executive vice president of the distribution and express line of business at French-owned forwarder, Geodis.


A member of the group’s


management committee, he began his career in the legal affairs department at Calberson in 1993, becoming department head in 1998. In 2003, he was named senior vice president, legal affairs for the Geodis Group. In 2007, he took responsibility for the group’s real estate, insurance and customs portfolios. Since 2013, he has served as group corporate secretary. Alongside his new duties,


he will retain his role as director of group real estate. Geodis chief executive, Marie- Christine Lombard, commented: “Stéphane Cassagne has all the necessary qualities and skills to succeed in his new missions. His great experience and knowledge of Geodis are strengths that will contribute to the success of our ambition of being the growth partner for our clients.”


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