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THE GREATEST RISK TO OUR SUPPLY CHAINS WOULD BE TO STAND BACK AND ADMIT DEFEAT


TAPA EMEA has just published its Incident Information Service (IIS) Annual Report for 2018 and the numbers and value of losses are the highest in the history of our great Association in the region:


• Incidents rose 38.2% year-on-year to 3,981


• Total losses for crimes with a value were €153.8m


• 214 major losses accounted for €90m of this total


• The average loss for major crimes was €420,981


Or to put it another way, an average of €421,510 of products were stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region every day in 2018.


Outsiders will look at these numbers and be shocked. And, they will be even more surprised when we explain that this is far from the total picture of cargo crime in our region. We know losses run into billions of Euros a year, but we are only able to report data on the incidents recorded by our IIS. That is why we are constantly reminding everyone of the importance of sharing incident information.


The rising level of recorded crime is, of course, a major concern for everyone in the supply chain but given that we know this is only part of the full story, we should also view every incident as a source of vital intelligence to be used to manage supply chain risks. The IIS numbers for January 2019 are already telling us that 2018’s all-time record may soon be overtaken but, thanks to the increased level of crime reporting


At TAPA’s Berlin conference in March, we will be talking about the future we want to build for our Association, and, for me, it is important that we think and act beyond the traditional boundaries associated with cargo crime. TAPA is far more than an Association that helps to prevent cargo losses.


in the last 12 months, we now have an even greater and more valuable bank of information on the types of crimes taking place, where they are occurring in our region, and the modus operandi offenders are using.


And, most importantly of all, what we cannot measure is the number of potential cargo thefts which are prevented as a result of the work TAPA is doing globally in terms of intelligence sharing and the increased levels of resilience provided by our Security Standards and training. If we could put a figure on this, it would be by far the biggest figure of all because we are absolutely helping our members to manage supply chain risk.


‘What we cannot measure is the number of potential cargo thefts which are prevented as a result of the work TAPA is doing globally in terms of intelligence sharing and the increased levels of resilience provided by our Security Standards and training. If we could put a figure on this, it would be by far the biggest figure of all.’


We are an Association that is working to ensure the integrity and resilience of global supply chains and, ultimately, this means we are an Association whose focus is to ensure goods move securely, that supply chains are uninterrupted, and businesses and consumers receive the goods they need, when they need them.


And our headline states, the greatest risk to everyone involved in supply chain security is to look at the figures and feel we are losing the battle with cargo criminals. We are not. There is always more work for us to do, and there is no room for complacency, but as we look at the big picture of what TAPA and our members achieve, we know the resilience of our supply chains is improving all the time, and we will only get stronger.


Thorsten Neumann Chairman


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