Why it's time to face up to rising cargo crime in Germany

January 2015

vigilantTHE MONTHLY CARGO CRIME UPDATE FOR MEMBERS OF TAPA EMEA

TRANSPORTED ASSET PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Why it’s time to face up to rising cargo crime in Germany

FACING FACTS

Pages 3-4: Standing to deliver in the 2015 Board election

Pages 5-8: Cargo crime in Germany: what do we know?

Pages 9-11: The road to TSR certification

2: Cargo crime data for December 2014

Pages 13-14: IIS incident reports show average losses exceeding €150,000 last month

2 CHAIRMAN’S VIEW

welcome

Thorsten Neumann Chairman

It’s a new year and I must begin by wishing all of our members and partners a very happy, healthy, prosperous and secure 2015!Last year was a great year for TAPA EMEA in terms of our development, growth and achievements in building stronger working relationships with key stakeholders that have a critical role to play in helping us to make our supply chains resilient against the growing threat of cargo crime in our region.

This year we have to continue this momentum so let me begin by reminding all of you that we have an election taking place right now to choose the Board of Directors that will be responsible for leading our Association for the next three years. If you have not yet voted, I urge you to do so before the final deadline on 16 February 2015. The results of the election will be announced in the March issue of Vigilant.

Increasing our regulatory ‘footprint’The new Board will have a full agenda over their term of office, covering all aspects of the Association’s work, including continuing to improve our Security Standards, increasing our training provision, growing our sources of intelligence and raising awareness of TAPA EMEA and our commitment to combating

cargo crime. These are all important priorities. Last year we made significant process in building our working relationships with the EU, INTERPOL and Europol and the new Board will be charged with continuing to increase TAPA EMEA’s ‘footprint’ with even more regulatory and LEA stakeholders.

Bringing IIS in-house On the subject of intelligence gathering, we are making changes to our Incident Information Service (IIS) that we believe will produce long-term benefits to our members and encourage more LEAs to share their cargo crime data with us. Historically, TAPA EMEA’s IIS has required assistance from various third party entities but we are now in a position to manage IIS in-house. Going forward, we are planning a number of further improvements to the service to increase its value as an intelligence tool for all stakeholders.

This move will not affect any of the submissions you make when sharing incident information via the [email protected] email. However, the TAPA EMEA IIS telephone contact number has changed to +44 1633 251325 and I would kindly ask you to update your records accordingly. If you have any further questions regarding this change, please contact Laurence Brown, TAPA EMEA’s Executive Director at

[email protected] and he will be happy to help you.

Getting ready for Madrid We are now only a few weeks away from our first conference of 2015, which will take place in Madrid on 18 & 19 March. In the next issue of Vigilant we will be looking at the agenda in detail and introducing you to the speakers who will be joining us. Already, some 200 members have registered. However, as you will read in this issue, if you plan to book accommodation in the hotel venue, please do this as quickly as possible. Also, if you have registered and now find you will not be able to attend, please let us know.

Regional conferences and 2015 trainingWork is also under way on plans for several EMEA regional conferences this year. The countries we plan to focus on will include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and South Africa.

Our FSR and TSR training schedule has now been confirmed. You will find the dates and locations in this issue. If you want us to look at other training locations in 2015, please let us know.

Information on all of the issues I have mentioned can be found on the new TAPA EMEA website. I hope you have found time to go online to see the new site. I think you will agree it showcases TAPA EMEA extremely professionally to visitors and it is designed to be quick and easy for our members to navigate. We are continuing to look at ways to add new features and benefits to the site and, again, Laurence will be pleased to receive your ideas for this.

It’s time to vote for who you want to leadTAPA EMEA’S development for the next three years

3 BOARD ELECTION

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The voting process to elect the new TAPA EMEA Board of Directors began on 15 January and members can cast their votes up to 16 February. There are 11 candidates standing for election for the 10 places on the Board of Directors. The election results will be published in the March issue of Vigilant.

Here the candidates tell us a little more about themselves and why they want to serve TAPA EMEA’s members for the next three years.

The success of every association is largely dictated by the commitment and effectiveness of its Board of Directors and for many years TAPA EMEA has been fortunate to have gained the support of leading supply chain security professionals who have devoted their time to the growth and development of the Association for the benefit of its members.

STANDING TO DELIVER

Jason Breakwell Wallenborn Transports

In line with TAPA EMEA’s Constitution, the election process is under way to appoint a new Board of Directors for a three-year term of office commencing in March 2015.

Luc has been employed by Nike for over 14 years and joined the TAPA Board as a result of the 2009 election, holding the role of Standards & Training Lead. Luc states: ‘I want to continue to assist the members of TAPA in the fight against cargo crime. TAPA needs to step up and continue to improve its partnership with all stakeholders and evolve together to find mutually acceptable ways to address freight crime.’

Luc Van Herck Nike

Mark Gruentjes Zebra Technologies

Markus Prinz Time Shuttle GmbH

2014 marked the tenth anniversary of my membership of the TAPA Board in EMEA and I hope to continue the development of our unique and vibrant association for another three years. If elected, I would like to continue leading the Information team, focusing on main and regional conferences, Vigilant, public and media relations and gradual global alignment.

Our Board of Directors is a strong and dynamic team - it has been a pleasure to work together - and I look forward to welcoming new Board members in 2015.

Dear members, colleagues and friends. Over the past 12 years as a TAPA member I have benefited from the TAPA Standards, initiatives and the valuable networking with all of you. As a TAPA trainer, former Regulatory Affairs Lead and now FSR Lead, I am working hard to continue to provide these benefits to all of our members and to drive the next level of FSR Standards for our Industries. I would be very thankful for your vote and support to be able to continue this important work together with all of you.

Markus is responsible for the Quality Assurance Security Management of LTL/FTL transportation of theft attractive and high value cargo for Time Shuttle. Further in his role, he is responsible for several certification programmes such as ISO, CDSA, TAPA FSR and TSR for the whole Hammer group. Markus is also the TAPA EMEA training lead, being instrumental in the recent training developments for TAPA of its training material for its programmes.

George is Global ACF Training Manager for Hewlett-Packard, and has been a long standing member, supporter and Board member of TAPA EMEA, holding the office of Treasurer, an office which has been greatly assisted by the continuity of George’s stewardship over a number of years. George states: ‘It would be a great honour to continue to serve TAPA as Treasurer, as long as its members entrusted me to do so’.

George Wiessing Hewlett Packard

I believe TAPA is entering into a phase where growth in membership and wider use of the Standards will require TAPA to evolve into a more professional organisation and still maintain its status as an independent force for good in the Supply Chain. I would like to continue my support of TAPA to help the Association achieve even more effective and affordable programmes that mitigate the security risks in our industry.

TAPA is facing challenging times with an increasing criminal environment. Organisations such as TAPA make the difference with their footprint. I would like to have the opportunity to continue the work in the Board and focus on TAPA’s future, and make sure the difference is maintained.

For TAPA members to be successful, the TAPA EMEA Board must be successful, and continuously drive the effectiveness and efficiency of the Association further. I want to actively engage and help in this task, and I think the best way to do this is by joining the Board and supporting the members to the best of my abilities.

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Marcel Saarloos Hewlett Packard

Michael Wortmann ComPass Transport Systeme GmbH

Thorsten is Director Global Business Resilience / Supply Chain Security for Microsoft. Before that he held the post of Director Global Supply Chain Security &

Regulatory Programs for Nokia. He has been a member of TAPA since 2000, and a member of the Board since 2004. Thorsten is currently the Chair of TAPA EMEA, a position he has held, apart from a short break, since 2006. Thorsten states: ‘I have had the privilege to be elected as Chairman from 2006 until now. I would be delighted to be elected as Board member, to ensure that we can drive this important Association to the next level. Furthermore I would like to continue and complete important projects such as our Standards, IIS, global website portal and especially drive and support to further develop our relationships with the EU, Europol, TISPOL, INTERPOL and the UN for the benefit of all the membership.’

Thorsten Neumann Microsoft

Steve Mchugh Intel Corporation

Michael holds management positions in ComPass Germany, a member of the Dutch VCK group, and has supported TAPA’s mission for the last 12 years. He joined the TAPA Board as a result of the 2011 election, holding the role of Membership Lead. Michael states: ‘I would be honoured to continue my efforts in TAPA to support the future development of the Association, as TAPA needs a continuous growth to enhance the activities, achievements and recognition. Being prepared for another term of hard teamwork, I ask for your support by re-electing me.’

BOARD ELECTION

Paul is the Director of Global Security for CEVA Logistics. He has been present within TAPA from the first meeting in 1999, and has been a long term Board member and supporter of TAPA, holding a number of key roles during his tenure. Currently, Paul holds the roles of Chairman for the Worldwide Change Control Board. Paul states: ‘Working over the last few years on developing a new set of Standards, TACSS and the new FSR, has been demanding but also very rewarding. In 2014 we have rolled out the new FSR and TSR Standards and as lead of the Worldwide Change Control Board I would be more than happy to continue to give what assistance I can.’

Paul Linders CEVA Logistics

Werner Cooreman DHL Express

If you have not yet voted but wish to do so, please use the link you were sent to access the voting system. If you no longer have the link, please contact [email protected]


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CARGO CRIME IN GERMANY –

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

COUNTRY FOCUS

6 COUNTRY FOCUS

Cargo crime in Germany is rising at an alarming rate, according to data collected by TAPA EMEA’s Incident Information Service (IIS).

CARGO CRIME IN GERMANY – WHAT DO WE KNOW?

In 2014, Germany regularly topped the list of countries reporting most incidents and suffered a series of high value losses. However, this trend is not new and has been building over the past 2-3 years. In 2013, 200 cargo crimes in Germany were reported to IIS, a 61% increase over the number of incidents in 2012. Data for 2014 reveals a further 27.5% year-on-year growth with 255 recorded cargo thefts and this may increase with incidents still in the process of being reported to IIS.

In the coming weeks and months, TAPA EMEA will be working in a partnership with GDV (German Insurance Association), DSLV (German Logistics Association) and other stakeholders to look closely at this issue with the relevant German authorities to identify measures to protect high value theft targeted cargoes moving in supply chains within Germany or transiting through the country. In this issue of Vigilant, we review the emerging picture of cargo crime in Germany as captured by IIS in 2014.

Looking at the overall numbers for the year, IIS reveals:

• The highest number of cargo crimes – 80 out of the total 225 incidents in Germany – took place in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Theft from Vehicle was the most reported incident type, with 138 incidents

• Most stolen products were in the Non Electronics category, featuring in 98 of the total number of thefts last year

In 2014, Germany rose to prominence in February when it first appeared at the top of the list of countries reporting most incidents and throughout the year it represented a high percentage of the total number of crimes recorded across the entire EMEA region:

Germany’s share of all IIS recorded crimes by month in 2014:

January 22%

February 32%

March 17%

April 24%

May 38%

June 35%

July 20%

August 30%

September 34%

October 28%

November 22%

December 19%

The biggest single cargo crime recorded by IIS in Germany last year coincided with the World Cup Final weekend taking place in Brazil in mid July. It saw thieves steal some 300,000 bottles and cans of beer worth an estimated €2 million from a warehouse in Krefleld. On a positive note, police later recovered the entire load in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Other high value thefts during the year included:

APRIL

The loss of €1 million worth of cigarillos from a tobacco warehouse in Bremen Woltmershausen following a raid over the Easter weekend of 17-22 April.

JUNE

Near Leipzig, a truck loaded with €367,000 of prefabricated aluminium profiles was stolen from a business premises in Radefeld.

In the same month, thieves stole a reported €220,000 cargo of cigarettes after cutting the curtain on a trailer parked at the unsecured


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CARGO CRIME IN GERMANY - Continued from page 6

‘Fernthal’ rest area on the A3/E35 motorway near Neustadt and der Wied.

SEPTEMBER

In a more unusual crime, 20 tons of hazelnuts were stolen from a trailer parked at the Brasselberg unsecured rest area/service station on the A44 motorway near Kassel, Hesse after the driver left the vehicle unattended. The loss value in this case was put at €250,000.

OCTOBER

A trailer containing 21 pallets of perfumes worth €470,000 was stolen on Saturday 18 October in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia after a carrier that had received an order to transport the cargo from a distribution centre in Hesse to a customer in Hamburg subcontracted the load to another company. The vehicle and its load were taken after being left overnight in a lay-by.

10 days later, 13 pallets of personal care products valued at €300,000 were stolen. This crime is believed to have taken place when the truck driver stopped at the unsecured Euro Rastpark Hohenwarsleben along the A2/E30 motorway close to Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany. However, the driver did not notice the theft until the next morning, by which time he had driven a further 300km to the German/Dutch border.

NOVEMBER

The biggest loss recorded by IIS during this month happened on the weekend of 1-3 November when a Swedish trailer loaded with 20 new truck engines was stolen from an unsecured parking area on an industrial estate in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein. The vehicle had been left there unattended for the weekend, enabling thieves to use their own tractor unit to steal the trailer and its €525,000 load without being noticed.

Q1 analysis

IIS recorded 52 incidents in Germany, 14 more than in the previous quarterly report.

North-Rhine Westphalia remained the ‘black spot’ for cargo crime with 12 incidents. Bavaria suffered 10 crimes, followed by Lower Saxony with six. IIS also recorded five thefts in Baden Wurttemberg, four in

Hesse, and three in Thuringia, as well as two incidents each in Hamburg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.

With 21 incidents, Non Electronics was once again the most targeted product category in Germany with tyres and construction materials the items most sought-after by criminals. Consumer Electronics were stolen in 13 reported cases, while the theft of Clothing & Footwear featured in nine incidents.

Q2 analysis

Germany recorded most crimes in the quarter ended 30 June with 82 incidents, 30 more than in Q1, a 56% increase. North Rhine-Westphalia was once again the location for most incidents, accounting for 24 of the crimes. Baden Wurttemberg was the second highest region with 12 incidents,

followed by Hesse with 10 cargo crimes, Bavaria and Lower Saxony with seven, and Saxony reporting six incidents. Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia were the locations of three recorded crimes each.

Non Electronics continued to be the most targeted product category with 36 incidents in Q2. Tyres, tools and industrial materials were the most sought-after items. Consumer Electronics were stolen in 18 reported cases, while Food & Beverage products featured in eight incidents. With 42 recorded cases, Theft from Vehicle was the most popular incident type in Germany in Q2. Most of these crimes involved curtain-slashing at unsecured motorway rest areas. This was followed by Theft from Facility with 22 incidents and Theft of Vehicle with 12.

Q3 analysis

Germany topped the Q3 2014 country ranking for most recorded cargo crimes with 60 incidents, although this was 22 less than in Q2. As in previous quarters, North Rhine-Westphalia headed the incident location list for 19 of the reported crimes. Saxony suffered nine incidents in the three month period, while Baden Wurttemberg, Hesse, and Lower Saxony saw six crimes each. Five thefts were recorded in Bavaria, one more than in Saxony-Anhalt. Brandenburg and Thuringia had two incidents each, while Rhineland-Palatinate had just one.

With 19 incidents, Non Electronics were once again the most targeted product category in Germany with building materials and tools continuing to feature at the head of the stolen goods list. Metals were stolen in 12 reported cases, just ahead of Consumer

COUNTRY FOCUS

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CARGO CRIME IN GERMANY - Continued from page 7

Electronics with 11 thefts and Food & Beverage with eight.

For the first time in 2014, Theft from Facility - warehouse and company burglaries - topped the list of the most popular type of incident in Germany with 22 recorded incidents. This followed a fall in the number of Theft from Vehicle crimes in Germany, which decreased from 42 to 21 quarter-on-quarter. There were also 16 crimes involving Theft of Vehicle.

Q4 analysis

While data for October, November and December is still being collected and analysed, Germany was the country recording most cargo crimes in two of these months.

One of the factors behind the high level of cargo crime is certainly the lack of secure parking places in Germany – and, in fact, insufficient truck parking in general. Towards the end of the year, the Württemberg transport industry association, based in Stuttgart, estimated that Germany still lacks 20,000 parking places for lorries on motorway rest areas and service stations, forcing many truck drivers to have to take their mandatory rest times and overnight stops at the roadside or at obscure and dark lay-bys which offer even less protection against cargo theft than normal unsecured motorway rest areas and service stations.

This is despite reports stating that between 2008 and 2012, some 11,000 more parking spots were created along the vast Germany motorway network and 6,000 more are planned to be ready by mid-2015.

One thing is certain; Germany’s position as an economic powerhouse means the movement of goods across its borders and domestically is only going to increase. Thorsten Neumann, Chairman of TAPA

EMEA, is confident the relevant Government ministries in Germany and its law enforcement agencies will continue to be proactive in addressing a situation that is now beginning to harm Germany’s reputation as one of the safest countries for logistics and transportation in the world.

“Through our very initial dialogue with stakeholders in Germany, I believe we can expect the issue of supply chain resilience to

be taken very seriously and we will be participating in more detailed discussions in the weeks ahead to help identify actions that need to be taken and to support the German authorities. We will provide a further update to TAPA EMEA members once this process is under way,” Thorsten said.

2014 Cargo Thefts In GermanyTargeted Regions

Bavaria

Hesse

Baden Wruttemberg

North Rhine-Westphalia

24

28

30

80

Lower Saxony

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

24

17

10

Bremen

Mecklenburg-Vorpommen

Rhineland-Palatinate

Brandenburg

Schleswig-Holstein

Thuringia

3

4

6

6

8

10

Hamburg

Not specified

Saarland

2

2

1

2014 Cargo Thefts In GermanyStolen Products

Non Electronics 98

Tobacco

Cosmetics & Hygiene

Food & Beverage

Clothing & Footwear

Metal

Consumer Electronics

7

10

21

22

26

61

Not Specfied

Miscellaneous

Pharmaceuticals

5

3

1

2014 Cargo Thefts In GermanyIncident types

Theft of Vehicle

Theft from Facility

Theft from Vehicle

35

70

138

Fradulent Pickup

Theft from Moving Truck

Robbery

9

2

1

COUNTRY FOCUS

HEAT MAP Based on data collected

in Germany in 2014

9 SECURITY STANDARDS


In the first of a series of articles to help members gain certification to TAPA’s Security Standards, Luc Van Herck, TAPA EMEA Director, provides a guide to the various ways members can set up a transport fleet to comply with the Association’s Trucking Security Requirements (TSR)

THE ROAD TO TSR CERTIFICATION

During TSR training sessions or TSR related discussions, I am always reassured by the level of knowledge and awareness of TAPA members about how to secure a truck, GPS monitoring, training of staff etc… so, in short, the requirements for TSR are generally known and understood.

The knowledge that is usually missing is around topics like how to set up a TSR operation, and the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in a TSR certification and contract.

This is the first in a series of articles in Vigilant where I plan to look at the most misunderstood requirements of TSR and provide a platform to answer the most important questions we receive about TSR to give our members a clearer understanding of the possibilities and the challenges of the certification process.

In this issue, I am going to explore the possible variations of how to achieve TSR certification as a carrier or a Logistics Service Provider (LSP). This subject might come as a big surprise to some of you but, in fact, there are at least 15 different ways to set up a fleet to achieve TSR certification. I will go over them one by one and provide a brief overview of how to gain certification and who is responsible.

Option 1: The carrier/LSP uses only its own vehicles (no subcontractors)

The vehicle log is 100% composed of the carrier/LSP’s own vehicles. The carrier/LSP has a fleet that complies with all requirements needed and these vehicles are assessed by the carrier/LSP itself. This carrier/LSP can achieve certification. This form is the easiest form. The vehicles are to be audited by the Independent Audit Body (IAB) according to the sample scheme.

Option 2: In addition to its own vehicles, the carrier/LSP

uses a (normal) subcontractor or several (normal) subcontractors.

The vehicle log consists of the operator’s own vehicles and the vehicles of subcontractor(s), all formally contracted as required. The carrier/LSP will assess all the vehicles (their own and those of the subcontractor/s) that are put on the log and is responsible for maintaining this log. The vehicles are to be audited by the IAB according to the sample scheme.

Option 3: Besides its own vehicles, the carrier/LSP will also use another TSR certified company as a subcontractor.

The carrier/LSP will be responsible for the log and also assessing its own vehicles. The TSR certified company, however, will assess its own vehicles and sends its log to the main carrier/LSP so it can complete its own log. The vehicles of the TSR certified company are exempt from the certification audit of the main carrier/LSP. All other vehicles are to be audited by IAB according to the sample scheme.

15 WAYS TO SET OUT A TRANSPORT FLEET TO ACHIEVE TSR CERTIFICATION

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THE ROAD TO TSR CERTIFICATION: Continued from page 9

Option 4: Besides its own vehicles, the carrier/LSP will also use a TTSP-recognised carrier as a subcontractor.

Again, the carrier/LSP is responsible for the log and also assessing its own vehicles. The TTSP, however, will assess its own vehicles and sends its log to the main carrier/LSP so it can complete its own log. The TTSP vehicles are also exempt from the certification audit of the main carrier/LSP. All other vehicles are to be audited by IAB according to the sample scheme.

Option 5: In addition to its own vehicles, the carrier will also use the vehicles of TTSP and TSR companies (options 3 and 4 combined).

It will assess its own vehicles. It is the job of the main carrier/LSP to collect the vehicle logs from the TTSP and TSR companies, which are responsible for assessing their own vehicles. Only the carrier/LSP’s own vehicles need to be audited by the IAB. All other vehicles are exempt from the sample audit.

Option 6: In addition to its own vehicles, the carrier/LSP also uses vehicles from (normal) subcontractors and a TTSP-recognised carrier (options 2 and 3 combined).

The carrier/LSP is responsible for the log and also assessing its own and its (normal) subcontractor’s vehicles. The TTSP, however, will assess its own vehicles and sends its log to the main carrier/LSP so it can complete its own log. The TTSP vehicles are also exempt from the certification audit of the main carrier/LSP. All other vehicles are to be audited by IAB according to the sample scheme.

Option 7: In addition to its own vehicles, the carrier/LSP uses vehicles from (normal) subcontractor(s) and another TSR certified carrier (options 2 and 4 combined)

It will again assess its own and its (uncertified/not recognised) subcontractors. The TTSP and the other TSR company will assess their own vehicles and send logs to the main carrier/LSP. It is responsible for keeping the log updated. It is the job of the main carrier to collect information from everybody and keep its log updated for its TSR customers. Again, the TTSP and TSR vehicles are excluded from the main carrier’s TSR audit. All other vehicles are not.

Option 8: A mix of own, (normal) subcontractor, TTSP and TSR subcontractors (options 2, 3 and 4 combined)

The carrier/LSP is responsible for the log

and also assessing its own and its (normal) subcontractor’s vehicles. The TTSP and TSR carrier will, however, assess their own vehicles and send their logs to the main carrier/LSP so it can complete its own log. The TTSP as well as TSR vehicles are exempt from the certification audit of the main carrier/LSP. All other vehicles are to be audited by IAB according to the sample scheme.

Having considered the options for carriers/LSP that use their own vehicles (mixed or not with other vehicles), the following options apply to those companies that do not have their own fleet or will not use their own fleet.

Option 9: The use of 100% of (normal) subcontractors

The LSP will compose the vehicle log by assessing all vehicles from all of its subcontractors and keeping that log up-to-date for its customer(s). All vehicles are to be audited by IAB according to the sample scheme.

Option 10: The use of (normal) subcontractors and TTSP-recognised carrier(s)

The LSP will complete its part of the assessments (the normal subcontractors’ vehicles) and the TTSP-recognised carrier will take care of its own. The LSP is responsible for maintaining the log for its TSR customers. TTSP vehicles are excluded from the LSP TSR audit. The other vehicles are not.

Option 11: The use of (normal) subcontractors and TSR carriers(s)

The LSP will do its part of the assessments (the normal subcontractors’ vehicles) and the TSR certified carrier will take care of its own. The


SECURITY STANDARDS

‘I plan to look at the most misunderstood requirements of TSR and provide a platform to answer the most important questions we receive about TSR to give our members a clearer

understanding of the possibilities and the challenges of the certification process.’

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LSP is responsible for maintaining its log for its TSR customers. The vehicles from the TSR certified company are excluded from the main carrier/LSP TSR audit. The other vehicles, from the (normal) subcontractor, are not.

Option 12: The use of subcontractors, TTSP and other TSR carriers (options 10 and 11 combined)

Again, the LSP will take care of assessing the vehicles of the (normal) subcontractors,

and the TTSP and TSR subcontractors will take care of their own vehicles and logs. Those logs need to be sent to the main LSP and kept updated. Vehicles from TTSP and TSR companies are excluded from the LSP TSR audit. Only vehicles from the (normal) subcontractor are to be audited by the IAB.

Option 13: Only use TTSP subcontractors

The TTSP will send the log to the LSP and no

vehicles are to be audited by the IAB when the LSP goes for TSR certification.

Option 14: Only using other TSR certified companies as subcontractors

The TSR companies will send their logs to the LSP. No vehicles to be audited for the LSP audit. The LSP is responsible for collecting all logs as needed.

Option 15: The use of only TTSP subcontractor + TSR subcontractor (options 13 and 14 combined)

The TTSP and TSR subcontractors will take care of their own vehicles and logs. Those logs need to be sent to the main LSP and kept updated. No vehicles are to be audited by the IAB when the LSP goes for TSR certification.

I hope I have helped to simplify everyone’s understanding of TSR certification and have touched on every possible combination just to make the point that mutual recognition of vehicles can make lives much easier BUT, never forget, the responsibility for keeping the log up-to-date and making sure all vehicles are assessed is ALWAYS with the holder of the TSR certificate.

If you have any questions, please send these to me at [email protected]

Latest FSR, TSR and TACSS security certificationsIn each issue of this newsletter, we publish a list of the TAPA EMEA members that have most recently gained TAPA FSR, TSR and TACSS certification. The following companies and locations were audited by one of TAPA EMEA’s approved auditing partners.

FSR Company Name Country City Class

FSR DHL Express Huelva Spain S.L. ES Huelva C

FSR DPD GB Warrington A

FSR CEVA Freight Holland B.V. NL Schiphol A

SECURITY STANDARDS

NEXT ISSUE: TSR - adapting the number of vehicles during the certification period

12 DATA FOR DECEMBER 2014

CARGO CRIME MONITOR

78 new cargo theft incidents recorded during this month

11 crimes classified as ‘Major’ incidents with losses in excess of €100,000

Average value of cargo losses for the month reduced significantly to €152,421

Biggest theft: Loss of 20 pallets of consumer electronics from industrial estate in Orly, France

The Netherlands recorded most cargo thefts in IIS in December 2014 with 20 incidents

Cargo Theft by Country Cargo Theft by Location

Cargo Theft by Incident

December 2014 December 2014

1% 1%

GermanyNetherlandsFranceItalyUKRussiaSouth AfricaAustriaUkraineBelgiumDenmarkSlovakiaSpainSweden

Unsecured Parking

En route

Industrial Estate

CompanyFacility

Warehouse

Port

38%

8%

16%

8%

12%

5%

4%2%2%

42%

19%

16%

12%

10%

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Cargo Theft by Product

December 2014 December 2014

Metal

Cosmetics & Hygiene

Not Specified

Electronics

Food & Beverage

Non Electronics

4

5

7

16

17

22

Clothing & Footwear

Miscellaneous

Tobacco

3

2

2 35

14

17

6

3

3

Theft from Facility

Theft from Vehicle

Theft of Vehicle

Hijacking

Robbery

Fraudulent Pickup

Unsecured Parking

Company

Warehouse

En Route

Airport

45%

26%

18%

9%2%

NetherlandsGermanyFranceUKSwedenSpainItalyBelgiumRussiaAustriaBulgariaCzech RepHungaryIrelandPoland

26%

19%

17%

10%

7%

5%

4%

3%3%

1%

Unsecured Parking

Company

Warehouse

En Route

Airport

45%

26%

18%

9%2%


26%

19%

17%

10%

7%

5%

4%

3%3%

1%

Unsecured Parking

Company

Warehouse

En Route

Airport

45%

26%

18%

9%2%


26%

19%

17%

10%

7%

5%

4%

3%3%

1%

Unsecured Parking

Company

Warehouse

En Route

Airport

45%

26%

18%

9%2%


26%

19%

17%

10%

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After November's peak, reports of cargo crimes dropped in December but average losses climb to over €150,000

After a peak of 101 incidents recorded by TAPA EMEA’s IIS in November, reported cargo thefts reduced to 78 in December, although the average loss value rose by €39,978 month-on-month to €152,421.

There were 11 incidents last month with a loss value in excess of €100,000. Overall, only 21 of the 78 recorded incidents gave a loss value.

December was marked by four major incidents with high loss values and three of these took place in France.

Armed gang steals €1million worth of computers and tablets

During the night of Thursday 11 December, eight armed and hooded criminals raided a warehouse on an industrial estate in Orly on the southern outskirts of Paris and stole 20 pallets of Consumer Electronics, notably computers and tablets, worth more than €1million. The perpetrators, armed with knives, hammers and tear gas stormed the premises shortly after midnight while several employees were still working in the building. The criminals locked the staff in a room and loaded the pallets into

two vans or light trucks that they had driven into the building. Police sources quoted in the press stated that the thieves were “well prepared” and had “some knowledge” of the location.

Thieves steal 40 pallets of cosmetics and perfumes

On the same evening in Gennevilliers, north of Paris, only 30km away from the Orly incident, two hooded and armed criminals attacked the driver of a truck fully loaded with cosmetics and perfumes when he stopped at his destination point in front of a store. The driver was pulled out of the truck at gunpoint and tied up before the men loaded some 40 pallets containing the cargo into their own truck and sped off. The loss value has been estimated at “several hundreds of thousands of euros,” according to French media sources.

CCTV spots employee stealing €300,000 of gold coins

The third high value crime in France took place shortly before Christmas when police arrested an employee of a courier company working at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse after CCTV footage

showed him stealing three parcels from a sorting line containing gold coins worth a total of €300,000. The parcels had just been flown in from South Africa and were destined for a Swiss bank. The stolen coins were later recovered from a house belonging to a family member of the arrested employee. Within days, the man was brought before a Court in Mulhouse, France, and sentenced to 12 months in prison. He was also fined €2,000.

Easy access and getaway results in €200,000 loss

Madrid was the location of the other major cargo crime in December. Spanish media say the theft took place sometime between 12 and 14 December in the cargo centre at Madrid Barajas Airport after thieves were able to enter a warehouse through an open door and make off with a van full of Consumer Electronics with an estimated value of €200,000. The media report stated that the van keys had been left in the ignition of the vehicle.

The Netherlands records most cargo crimes in December

Most cargo crimes reported to TAPA EMEA’s IIS in December took place in the Netherlands, although its 20 theft incidents were two less than in November. 15 of these crimes involved Theft from Vehicle. There were also three Theft of Vehicle incidents in the Netherlands last month as well as two reports of Fraudulent Pick-ups.

With 15 recorded incidents - eight less than in November - Germany followed in second place. Theft from Facility was the most recorded incident type in Germany, featuring in eight of the crimes, one ahead of Theft from Vehicle, which is typically the most popular type of theft seen in Germany. The number of incidents in France rose by one month-on-month to 13 in

IIS NEWS : Continued from page 13

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December and this included five hijackings, three robberies and three Theft from Facility incidents.

The United Kingdom reported eight incidents in IIS last month, ahead of Sweden with five, Spain with four, Italy with three, and Belgium and Russia with two cargo crimes each in December. Single incidents were recorded in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland and Poland.

Thefts of Non Electronics fall

Thefts of Non Electronics products fell considerably month-on-month to 22 recorded incidents, 14 less than in November, but this still remained the most stolen product category in December. Seven of the incidents were recorded in Germany where tools and machinery were the commodities most targeted by thieves, particularly in Theft from Facility incidents.

Food & Beverage was the second most targeted product category in December with 15 recorded incidents, three more than in November. Seven of these crimes took place in the Netherlands. The number of Consumer Electronics thefts decreased from 24 in November to 16 in December and six of these thefts happened in the Netherlands, followed by two such crimes apiece in four other countries; France, Spain, Germany and Sweden. Other product categories targeted by cargo criminals in December were Cosmetics & Hygiene with five incidents, Metal with four, Clothing & Footwear with

three, and Tobacco with two. There were also two thefts classified as Miscellaneous.

Most crimes involved Theft from Vehicle

With 35 incidents last month, Theft from Vehicle remained by far the most common incident type recorded, even though the overall number of these crimes fell by 23 compared to November. Most of these thefts, in which thieves usually cut the curtain of a soft-sided trailer or break the lock of a truck/trailer to steal goods, happened at unsecured motorway rest areas and service stations or in lay-bys and on unprotected industrial estates. The Netherlands had the highest number of this type of incident recorded in December with 15 crimes, followed by Germany with seven.

There were 17 recorded Theft from Facility incidents last month. Germany with eight of these crimes, France with three and Italy with two were the countries most affected. The other three main products targeted in facility burglaries in December were Non Electronics with seven thefts, Food & Beverage with four and Metal with three incidents.

IIS record 14 Thefts of Vehicle incidents. Four of these took place in the United Kingdom and three others were recorded in the Netherlands.

Five hijackings recorded in France

After two consecutive increases in October and November 2014, the number of recorded Hijackings went down in December, from nine in the previous month to six, five of which occurred in France. The other hijacking took place in Italy. In France, perfumes were targeted twice, as were Non Electronics products, notably toys and restaurant vouchers. The only Italian hijacking in December targeted frozen fish.

IIS also recorded three violent Robberies in December, all in France. In two incidents, criminals raided warehouses to steal wine and computers/tablets respectively. In the third robbery, a truck driver was assaulted by thieves who then took copper from his vehicle. Finally, three Fraudulent Pick-ups were recorded by IIS in December, two in the Netherlands and one in Hungary.

45% of incidents took place at unsecured truck stops and rest areas

As in recent months, most incidents happened at unsecured truck stops and rest areas. The share of incidents with this location type in December was 45%, a 12% reduction on the November figure. With 34 incidents, intrusion was again by far the Modus Operandi (M.O.) most preferred by thieves in December.

10 incidents recorded in IIS in December had a violent M.O., one more than in the previous month. Overall, 13% of all recorded incidents in December involved the threat and/or use of violence, a 4% rise on the November figure.

1515 SECURE PARKING

TAPA EMEA fully supports the European Secure Parking Organisation’s (ESPORG) goal to develop a network of secure truck parking locations in Europe but upgrading existing sites and opening new ones will only support supply chain resilience if manufacturers and their logistics service providers make use of these facilities.

To help truck park operators understand what it takes to become a secure parking location and to help customers recognise those that reach the required standard, ESPORG works closely with DEKRA, a global leader in safety, quality and health. Over the last two years, ESPORG has developed a certification programme based on a list of criteria that DEKRA’s auditing experts

apply when assessing the security levels of truck parks in Europe.

“We also developed the requisite software that enables us to produce a digital report containing image material. This means we are capable of amply documenting all aspects of the site. ESPORG and we are keen to extend our learning curve in this regard. It calls for a constant exchange of information between all those involved on the project,” said Sorosh

Hatami, Project Manager at DEKRA Assurance Services.

As part of the certification process, DEKRA auditors inspect fencing, security devices, lighting, entrances and exits both for vehicles and people, monitoring systems, training and equipping of personnel, data recording and data processing as well as emergency plans and measures as appropriate. Sites are awarded a security level of between 1 (low) and

ESPORG and DEKRA plan to certify more secure truck parking locations in Europe in 2015

ESPORG – CERTIFIED SITES IN EUROPE

Name Address Security Level

Shell Autohof Wörnitz Bastenauer Straße 10-12, D-91637 Wörnitz, Germany

Statoil Fuel & Retail A/S Industrivej 20, 6330 Padborg, Denmark

Wanlin Total Belgium Direction Brussels Highway E411 to Brussels

Wanlin Total Belgium Direction Luxembourg Highway E411 to Luxembourg

SecuriTpark A10-A83 / E05-E03 Autobahn E411 Richtung, Brussels, Belgium


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TAPA EMEA has published its training schedule for 2015. To register for any of the training sessions listed, go to the website at www.tapaemea.com

TYPE LOCATION DATE

FSR Madrid March 16 & 17

TSR Madrid March 16 & 17

FSR Northampton, UK March 25 & 26

FSR Sweden (given in Swedish) April 15 & 16

FSR London April 15 & 16

FSR Vienna April 22 & 23

FSR Amsterdam May 20 & 21

TSR Athens June 17 & 18

TSR London June 17 & 18

TSR Luxembourg (given in German) July 15 & 16

TSR Burbach, Germany September 16 & 17

TSR Etten Leur, Netherlands October 14 & 15

FSR Paris October 21 & 22

TSR Amsterdam December 9 & 10

2015 TRAINING DATES

TRUCKING SECURITY REQUIREMENTSTransported Asset Protection Association

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FACILITY SECURITY REQUIREMENTSTransported Asset Protection Association

FSR2014

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WELCOME OUR LATEST MEMBERSPlease join us in welcoming the latest companies to join TAPA EMEA:

Company Country

Husqvarna Group SE

Website: www.husqvarnagroup.com

Veron Grauer Ltd CH

Website: www.verongrauer.com

Transports Duboc FR

Website: www.transports-duboc.fr

Estee Lauder Companies GB

Website: www.estee-lauder.co.ukWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE SAFE PARKING IN EUROPE

Transported Asset Protection Association

ESPORG

SICHERES PARKEN IN EUROPA

Kontakt

links: Ronny Pfl ug (Autohof Wörnitz – Deutschland)rechts: Dirk Penasse (Truck Stop 26bis – Belgien)

DeutschlandESPORG VzW Ronny Pfl ugBastenauer Straße 10-12D-91637 WörnitzTel.: +49 (0) 9868 9894-14Fax: +49 (0) 9868 5437

[email protected]

BelgienESPORG VzW Dirk PenasseMichel Scheperslaan 85B-3550 Heusden – ZoldernTel.: +32 (0) 498 26 26 36 Fax: +32 (0) 11 53 18 28

ESPORG

Leider nehmen die Überfälle auf LKWs in Europa immer größere Ausmaße an. In den meisten Fällen handelt es sich um Ladungsdiebstähle aber auch die Zahl der verschwunden LKWs nimmt stetig zu. Steigend ist auch die Zahl der Raubüberfälle, bei denen der Fahrer mit einer Waffe bedroht oder entführt wird.

Hinter diesen Verbrechen stehen meist Banden oder gar das organisierte Verbrechen. Dabei fi ndet laut einer Studie zufolge jeder dritte Angriff im grenzüberschreitenden Güterverkehr auf einem Rastplatz statt. Die meisten Übergriffe fi nden in den Ländern Belgien, Niederlande, Frankreich und Deutschland statt. Das Verbrechen macht aber auch vor den anderen Ländern in Europa nicht halt. Durch das starke Transitaufkommen erhöht sich die Zahl stetig.

Jährlich entsteht dadurch ein Schaden von ca. 8,2 Milliarden Euro mit steigender Tendenz, wobei die Dunkelziffer hier noch nicht berücksichtigt wurde. Dieses Problem macht dem Transport- und Logistikgewerbe sowie der Polizei und der Versicherungswirtschaft aber auch der EU-Kommission zunehmend Sorge.

Um dem Transportgewerbe, den Fahrern und den Spediteuren mehr Sicherheit auf den Transportwegen zu geben, wurde von Ronny Pfl ug (Autohof Wörnitz) Deutschland und Dirk Penasse (Truckstop 26bis) Belgien die Organisation ESPORG (European Secure Parking Organisation) im April 2010 gegründet.

Durch ein fl ächendeckendes Netz von Sicherheitsparkplätzen in Europa soll die Handelsware sicher transportiert werden. Überfälle und Diebstähle entlang den europäischen Autobahnen sollen reduziert werden.

ESPORG European Secure Parking Organisation

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FÜR IHRE FRACHT

www.esporg.eu www.esporg.eu

•Paris

•London

•Oslo

•Dublin

•Bern

•Warszawa

•Lisboa

•Wien

•Praha

•Budapest

•Ljubljana

Zagreb•

•Sarajevo

•Athina

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•Vilnius

•Rīga

•Tallinn

•Sofi a

•Tiranē

Minsk•

•Kiev

•Berlin

•Stockholm

•Roma•Madrid

•Hamburg

Milano••Lyon

•Marsaille

•Bordeaux

•Barcelona

•Valencia

•Birmingham

•Manchester•Leeds

•Belgrad

•Köln

München•

•Bratislava

•Amsterdam

Brussel•

•Køpenhavn

Bucureşti

Shell Autohof Uhrsleben

Shell Autohof Wörnitz

Deutschland

Deutschland

Deutschland

Deutschland

Slowakei

Empark

Shell Autohof Kehl

Shell Autohof Herbolzheim (Soon)

Truckparq 24/7

Truckparking Borchwerf

Dänemark

Statoil Fuel & Retail A/S

Niederlande

Deutschland

Deutschland

Deutschland

Spanien

Padrosa Service Center

Truck Park Montseny

CIM Vallés

Truck Park Porta Barcelona

Abertis

Groß Britannien

Dovertruck Park

A.I.T.

Belgien

Truckstop 26bis

Bruno Safe Parking

Wanlin Total Belgien - Luxemburg

VP Park

ESPORG

Frankreich

EmparkSerbien

ASF Communay Sud Area

ASF Montelimar-Est Area

ASF Communay Nord Area

All 4 Trucks Calais SAS

Sanef Truck Park Vémars

SecuriTpark

ASF Labenne Est Area

ASF Lunel Area

Truck Etape Beziers

Truck Etape Valenciennes

Parkplus Merlun (Réau)

Polley Secured Lorry Park

Parkplus Langres

GEORGI Transporte (Soon)

Rumänien

A&O Truck Stop

Serbien

Tomy Autohof

Wanlin Total Belgien - Brüssel

UnserePartner:

SECURE PARKING

ESPORG and DEKRA plan to certify more secure truck parking locations in Europe in 2015 : Continued from page 15

5 (high) locks and this is reflected on the certificate awarded by ESPORG.

There are currently five ESPORG-certified secure parking sites in Europe, located in Belgium, Denmark, France and Germany. Sorosh Hatami expects DEKRA to audit around 15 more in 2015.

He says there is a high level of interest from parking operators in the ESPORG certification programme, stating: “It is common knowledge that there is a great need for more secure parking, especially in south and eastern Europe. Many highway operators and private investors are planning or building secure parkings.” Sorosh is equally confident that if there is a sufficient network of secure parking locations along the main trans- European transport corridors, more manufacturers, transport and logistics companies would make use of them.

He also believes that many parking sites

in Europe are closer to obtaining levels 1 or 2 certification under the ESPORG programme than they think and could be missing out on the chance to attract new business because they haven’t understood or considered the benefits of ESPORG certification.

Sorosh advises operators planning to seek certification to do a self assessment first in readiness for the official audit and in support of this

ESPORG can provide the needed self assessment checklist for its members. He recommends operators pay particular attention to having sufficient authorisation procedures in place for vehicles and pedestrians entering and exiting the secure parking because this is a common error identified in audits.

For more information on ESPORG, go to www.esporg.eu* Photo of Sorosh Hatami supplied courtesy of Thomas Küppers

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FEBRUARY03 - 05

Gulf Industry Fair - Manama (BH) http://www.gulfindustryfair.com/index.php/en/

04 - 06

Fruit Logistica - Berlin (DE) http://www.fruitlogistica.com/

10 - 12

Integrated Systems Europe Amsterdam (NL) http://www.iseurope.org/home.php

10 - 12

TB Forum – Security & Safety Technologies Moscow (RU) http://www.eng.tbforum.ru/

11 - 12

Logistikk & Transport - Lillestrøm (NO) http://www.easyfairs.com/events_216/norway-2015_57724/transport-logis-tics-2015_58225/

15 - 17

ASIS Middle East - Dubai (AE) https://www.asisonline.org/Education-Events/Global-Conferences/Middle-East-Security-Conference-and-Exhibition-2015/Pages/default.aspx

17 - 19

AFSEC - Djibouti (ET) http://www.afsecevent.com/

35 - 26

Clinical Trial Supply - Cannes (FR) http://www.arena-international.com/ctseu-rope/

TAPA AND INDUSTRY events...

If you are aware of any events that might be of interest to TAPA EMEA members, please email the details to

[email protected]

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FEBRUARY25 - 27

CBRNe Summit - Rome (IT) http://www.intelligence-sec.com/events/cbrne-summit-2015

25 - 27

Air Cargo Africa - Johannesburg (ZA) http://www.stattimes.com/aca2015/#conference

MARCH03 - 05

KIPS - Kiev (UA) http://www.pe.com.ua/ru/exhibitions/kips

05 - 07

Eurasia Rail - Istanbul (TR) http://www.eurasiarail.eu/index.aspx

05 - 07

IFSEC - Istanbul (TR) http://www.ifsec-istanbul.com/page.cfm/Link=0/t=m/goSection=1

10 - 11

e-crime Congress - London (GB) http://www.e-crimecongress.org/

10 - 12

HOMSEC - Madrid (ES) http://www.homsec.es/index.cfm?id_idioma=EN

12 - 15

TransporterTage - Berlin (DE) http://www.transportertage-bb.de/

16 - 17

Total Security Summit - London (GB) http://www.forumevents.co.uk/forum/total security-summit/total-security-summit.html

MARCH16 - 18

ISS World MEA - Dubai (AE) http://www.issworldtraining.com/

18 - 19

TAPA EMEA H2 - Madrid (ES) http://tapaemea.com/madrid/home.html

19 - 22

Transport Scandinavia - Herning (DK) http://www.transport2013.dk/

24 - 25

Sectech - Oslo (NO) http://www.sectech.nu/

24 - 25

Securex - Lagos (NG) http://www.securexwestafrica.com/

24 - 26

SIFER - Lille (FR) http://www.sifer2015.com/

25 - 26

Infosecurity - Brussels (BE) http://www.infosecurity.be/

25 - 28

Security Expo - Sofia (BG) http://www.bulgarreklama.com/

26 - 28

SMES - Beirut (LB) http://securityexpo.bg/en

31 - 02

SITL - Paris (FR) http://www.sitl.eu/

Some 200 TAPA EMEA members have already registered to attend the Association’s first conference of 2015 in Madrid on 18 & 19 March. If you plan to stay in the venue hotel and want to take advantage of the discounted accommodation rate TAPA has negotiated, please book now as the room allocation is going fast.

This also applies to members participating in the TAPA FSR and TSR training courses that are taking place in the same hotel, the Melia Avenida America, on 16 & 17 March. To obtain the TAPA rate for this hotel, please go to the

Book your Madrid conference accommodation now to obtain the special TAPA rate

If you have to cancel

All participants registered for the conference and/or training courses are kindly asked to advise the TAPA EMEA Admin team if you have to cancel your attendance so we can ensure everyone has the opportunity to attend if they wish to. This will also avoid any unnecessary costs for delegates who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend.

Madrid conference pages on the TAPA EMEA website and click on the ‘HOTEL’ tab to make your reservation.

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