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EMEA UPDATE


BUILDING THE TAPA BRAND WITH EMEA REGION STAKEHOLDERS


Thorsten Neumann, President & CEO of TAPA for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, shares the latest update on some of his and the Association’s latest activities aimed at accelerating TAPA EMEA’s growth, development and influence, and delivering more benefits to our growing membership…


BUSINESS AS USUAL … EVEN IN A PANDEMIC


Those of you who follow me on LinkedIn may have seen my recent post asking whether the lockdowns and social distancing in force across the globe to stem the spread of Covid-19 might also produce a reduction in cargo crime. With a heavier law enforcement presence and fewer people on the streets and vehicles on the road, surely this acts as a significant deterrent to cargo thieves?


Clearly, however, it takes more than a global pandemic to stop offenders from targeting supply chains. Our Incident Information Service (IIS) has already received reports of 469 cargo crimes in February and March, while early data for April shows such major losses as:


• €5,000,000 – the theft of 50 tractor units from a transport company in Almeria, Spain


• €1,033,877 – the loss of a shipment of phones after thieves intercepted a truck en route from Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport


• €140,000 - the theft of chocolate, food and cleaning products from a truck in Provence, France


We’ll be looking closely at the data in the coming weeks… but I think this tells us everything we need to know.


STANDARDS


SUPPORT In EMEA, we have decided to keep to our original 1 July 2020 ‘go live’ date for the new revisions of TAPA’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) despite all of the business disruption going on around us and the added pressure on global supply chains.


We believe our 2020 FSR and TSR are the best Security Standards TAPA has ever produced and with no let-up in criminal activity, the sooner companies are able to implement them, the more resilient their supply chains will be. We recognise the schedules and plans of our members will vary but we will be ready when you’re ready – and we’re working hard behind the scenes to ensure you have all the training support you need too. Reach out when you need us.


OUR TEAM IS GROWING


Please join me in welcoming Satya Jiban Roy to our TAPA EMEA team in the new role of Standards Technical Assistant & TAPA EMEA Data Analyst.


Satya has a tremendous Supply Chain Security, Data and Digital background, having previously worked for major high-tech manufacturers, and brings to TAPA EMEA rich experience in cybercrime and physical security as well as in administration, operating procedures, security audits and vendor management.


Reporting directly to me, Satya will work closely with our Executive Director Standards, Steve McHugh, to support our Standards Team as well as tasks linked to data analytics and our digital transformation. We wish Satya great success in his new post.


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