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SUPPLY CHAININTELLIGENCE CENTER
Global Intelligence Note4 May 2018
The SensiGuard ™ Supply Chain Intelligence Center (SCIC)
presents a summary of major incidents and news articles
relating to cargo theft and intelligence for the week ending
4 May 2018.
EMEA
United Kingdom
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Bulgaria
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Italy
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South
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Kenya
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Germany
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Denmark
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APAC
Cambodia
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China
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India
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Global
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North & South America
Brazil
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Mexico
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U.S. & Canada
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EMEA
United Kingdom30 April 2018: Last week saw the British
government launch an inquiry to examine
the potential effects of Brexit on U.K. freight
operations, and assess the preparatory
steps operators, their customers, and the
Government need to take. Many logistics operators have
expressed concern in the past few months that the inability
to agree trade terms with the EU is causing problems for
stakeholders, but many projects are on hold awaiting a
picture
of how the mechanics and systems will actually perform post-
Brexit.
Read more: Handy Shipping Guide
Bulgaria30 April 2018: Bulgarian customs officers
stopped a van with a registration from the
Republic of Kosovo, which was on route from
Turkey to Serbia. The vehicle was examined
by officers and they found nearly 2,500 packages of
counterfeit
Pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and treatments for
epilepsy and osteoporosis. They also found twenty boxes of
illegal hookah Tobacco. All products were confiscated and
the
driver faces legal proceedings as a result.
Source: K&N Ring Alert
Read more: Handy Shipping Guide
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Italy2 May 2018: The Carabinieri of Pavia have
recovered the stolen goods that had been
scored last night at the “Terrepadane”
agricultural consortium in Pavia. The military
found the van (with a Bulgarian license plate and stolen
loom)
containing fifty boxes of herbicides and fertilizers taken
from
the warehouse. They also stopped a 20-year-old man later
held
responsible for the theft.
Read more: Carabinieri (Italy)
29 April 2018: A truckload of agricultural
products was stolen from a company premises
in Sampieri, Scicli (Sicily). The military in
nearby Donnalucata stopped the vehicle only
6 km from where it had been stolen. When the driver exited
the
truck cab he fled the scene on foot, abandoning the truck.
The
value of what was in the truck is believed to be €80,000. It
is
believed that others were also involved in the theft.
Read more: Corriere di Ragusa (Italy)
27 April 2018: The Confederate unions Filt
Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti have declared a
24-hour strike by the port workers against self-
production and the weakening of the powers
of the Port System Authorities. In the note
announcing the strike on 11 May, the three unions state that
it
will last 24 hours throughout Italy.
Read more: Trasporto Europa (Italy)
26 April 2018: The national Italian rail company
FS Group and the Naples port have signed an
agreement to revive its rail freight connection. FS
and the port authority will analyse the necessary
civil works to repair the railway track, currently unused.
The
Swiss sea shipping firm Mediterranean Shipping Company
(MSC), which has a hub in Naples port, has already expressed
its interest in offering a rail freight service between the port
and
several inland towns in the province of Campania.
Read more: RailFreight.com
South Africa3 May 2018: Truck drivers are being
targeted by thieves as they wait at a stop-
and-go on the R72 where the South African
National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL)
is conducting roadworks. One logistics company has received
numerous reports by its drivers of thieves attempting to
steal
from the vehicles, including two where the trucks were
damaged
by having the tarpaulins on their trucks slashed. In some
cases,
the robbers slash the tarpaulins to see what is in the truck
first;
if it’s not something they want, they leave, but the tarpaulins
are
still damaged.
Read more: R News (South Africa)
2 May 2018: Police in Port Elizabeth
arrested two suspects shortly after they
were found in a stolen truck loaded with
nappies and toilet paper worth almost
R1-million. When Police were alerted to the theft, the
flying
squad and K9 unit followed up on the information. While on
patrol in Ferguson Road in New Brighton the truck came
towards them and stopped. The two suspects jumped out of
the truck and attempted to run away but were apprehended.
Read more: Herald Live (South Africa)
28 April 2018: Former prison inmates may be
driving South Africa’s latest Cash-in-Transit robbery
surge, based on analysis by the modus operandi of
recent incidents. Dr Hennie Lochner, a senior lecturer
in forensic and criminal investigation science at Unisa, said
“My
information is that the robbers have recently been released
after
serving sentences. There are no tabs on them.” This year has
been a bad one for Cash-in-Transit heists. The SA Banking
Risk
Information Centre (Sabric) has recorded 106 incidents in
2018,
compared to 96 for this same period in 2017.
Read more: Independent Media (South Africa)
http://www.carabinieri.it/cittadino/informazioni/news/2018/05/02/new0-20180502064800-837378http://www.corrierediragusa.it/articoli/cronache/scicli/42404-furto-di-camion-e-prodotti-agricoli-del-valore-di-oltre-80000-euro-sventato-dai-carabinieri-autista-fugge-a-piedi.htmlhttp://www.trasportoeuropa.it/index.php/home/archvio/14-marittimo/18147-sciopero-nazionale-dei-porti-11-maggio-2018https://www.railfreight.com/business/2018/04/26/civil-works-to-repair-the-rail-freight-connection-in-naples-port/https://www.rnews.co.za/article/19725/thieves-target-drivers-at-stop-and-gos-between-pe-and-east-londonhttps://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2018-05-02-stolen-truck-and-goods-worth-nearly-r1m-recovered/https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/ex-cons-driving-cash-in-transit-heists-14686953
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Kenya30 April 2018: A private firm is expected to start
handling empty containers transported by the
Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). This is one of
the measures that KR and Kenya Ports Authority
(KPA) will unveil on 1 May to streamline services at the
Inland
Container Deport in Embakasi (ICD-E).
Read more: Standard Media (Kenya)
Germany4 May 2018: A driver left his trailer chassis
with a container load at a layby in Dortmund-
Derne around 17:30 hrs. He then left the
location in his truck and planned to return
in the morning to pick up the chassis again. During the
night,
criminals using their own vehicle connected up the chassis
and
container before they disappeared. The container was loaded
with brand-name clothing.
Source: K&N Ring Alert
Denmark3 May 2018: Cargo thieves were active on the
parking area Bugt Motorvejen (Shell fuel station),
Karlslunde, E20 motorway. On Saturday night
to Sunday, criminals arrived and slashed the
curtains of ten trucks. It is not yet confirmed what was taken
but
investigations by police are ongoing.
Source: K&N Ring Alert
APAC
Cambodia2 May 2018: A man who stole a container truck
left parked along the side of National Road 4 on
the outskirts of the capital is due to appear in
court. The driver of the container truck told police
that he parked the truck along the side of National
Road to take a break. He was transporting the truck laden
with
garments from the capital to Preah Sihanouk province. After
parking the truck, he went for a few drinks with friends at
a
house nearby the place he parked, he said. He was informed
by
a fellow trucker that his truck was gone. He went in search
and
after riding a motorbike in search of the missing truck for
about
four hours on different roads, he saw his truck along
Russian
Boulevard in Kakab commune. He said the suspect was later
arrested by police on the same night. Police then
confiscated
the stolen truck with the cargo intact and returned it to
the
driver.
Read more: Khmer Times (Cambodia)
China1 May 2018: China sees great potential in
an intermodal route connecting the Arctic to
the New Silk Road. The Polar Silk Road, as
it is called, is an extension of the Belt and
Road Initiative via the Northern Sea route. While commercial
operations on the North Sea Route are already in full swing,
a rail freight line connecting the Arctic to the south of
Finland
should open up this new gateway to Europe. The
infrastructure
in the Arctic cities of Norway is still lagging far behind
compared
to the south of Norway and Finland. The Nordic states,
together
with China, should explore the possibilities of integrating
various
projects to create a win-win situation, said Baozhi Cheng,
Senior
Fellow at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies.
Read more: RailFreight.com
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001278715/kpa-kenya-railways-move-to-streamline-freight-businesshttps://www.khmertimeskh.com/50485850/stolen-container-truck-suspect-arrested/https://www.railfreight.com/corridors/2018/05/01/china-eyes-polar-silk-road/
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India29 April 2018: A vehicle lifter and arms
smuggler, who has confessed to have stolen
5,000 motorcycles, 30 trucks, pistols, laptops,
and drugs since 2007, was arrested from his
residence at Kabuganj in Cachar district. Acting on a
tip-off,
police raided a house, having received information about the
whereabouts of the kingpin of the bike lifting group active
across
the Barak Valley areas.
Read more: The Times of India
Global30 April 2018: High tech has reached the high
seas, and there are no safe harbors. That point
was made very clear in a recent webinar hosted
by the National/International Maritime Law
Enforcement Academy and presented by RiskSense, a New
Mexico-based cybersecurity practitioner. Whether in port or
in
transit, everything is connected, including GPS, trucks,
cranes,
and the ship itself. New ships, both cargo and passenger,
are being developed with even more features. One benefit is
optimization of routes. With Internet of Things (IoT), a
ship’s
position can be tracked live, and location information can
be
sent to other ships on the same network, allowing the
captain
to change route if necessary. Also, status and temperature
of
cargo containers can be tracked. Refrigerated containers can
be monitored for temperature fluctuations, so corrections can
be
made quickly. Finally, ship’s equipment, including engines,
can
be monitored and repaired at the first sign of trouble.
Read more: Supply Chain DIVE
North & South America
Brazil1 May 2018: According to Minas Gerais State
Department of Public Security, cargo theft
Hijackings increased 56% in the capital and
almost 10% in the rest of Minas State in 2017,
compared to 2016. Pilferage dropped by 37% in the Capital
and
27% in the rest of State. Among the hypotheses to explain
the
great increase of cargo theft in the Capital is the
concentration
of companies and the various options of access/roads to
other
cities.
Read more: Hoje em Dia (Brazil)
May 2018: Representatives of the Port
Administration of Paranaguá and Antonina
(Appa), the State Department of Public Security,
and the Truckers’ Union of Paraná recently held
meetings to discuss joint actions in the area of
security in the area surrounding the Paranaguá Port.
Paranaguá
Port is an important outlet for agricultural production in the
state.
Cargo theft intensifies in the region at the time of the
harvest,
already in progress. The work is aimed at suppressing cargo
thefts called “leaks,” in which the criminal knocks down the
truck’s dumper and dumps the goods on the road.
Read more: Odiario.com (Brazil)
May 2018: With the increase in cargo theft in
Rio de Janeiro, carriers have charged extra
fees, revised contracts and even canceled routes
to the state. Costs with Risk Management have
increased (tracking systems, insurance and escort). Since
last
year, many companies have charged the Exceptional Emergency
Charge (Emex), set at R$ 10 (about USD $3.13) per 100kg,
plus
a percentage of value of the cargo (between 0.3% and 1%).
This
can end up burdening freight between 8% and 10%. Change in
times of receipt and delivery of products is also a measure
that
has been used to try to avoid thefts. Insurance companies
have
raised the prices of coverage for certain routes and
freelance
drivers have refused to carry loads to the region.
Read more: Diário do Comércio (Brazil)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/man-who-stole-5000-bikes-lands-in-police-net/articleshow/63959133.cmshttps://www.supplychaindive.com/news/ocean-shipping-carriers-cyber-risk/522417/http://hojeemdia.com.br/horizontes/n%C3%BAmero-de-roubos-de-carga-em-belo-horizonte-aumentou-1.617817http://maringa.odiario.com/parana/2018/04/roubo-de-cargas-em-debate/2487961/http://diariodocomercio.com.br/noticia.php?tit=Transportadoras%20de%20cargas%20cobram%20taxas%20extras%20no%20Rio&id=192592
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Mexico3 May 2018: A criminal group has been detected
operating on kilometer 167 on highway Mexico-
Veracruz (MEX-150D) in the city of Acatzingo,
Puebla. Cargo thieves stop cargo units making
use of a fake Federal Police patrol during the
night.
1 May 2018: State Police seized a criminal
warehouse in the city of Tultitlan, State of
Mexico, where 175 water heaters stolen days
before on Circuito Exterior Mexiquense (CEM)
were recovered.
30 April 2018: At kilometer 12+350 on highway
Puerto Mexico-Ojo Caliente, a Mexican man
with permanent U.S. residency was arrested
onboard a gray vehicle with North California plates. Inside
the
vehicle, nine weapons were recovered: three 9mm pistols, a
.38 Colt Government pistol, a 20mm Stevens shotgun, two .22
Rugers, a .22 Remington, a .50 Barret, 100 9mm bullets and
two telescopic sights. The arrested man mentioned that he
was
driving from North California to Guerrero.
28 April 2018: Eleven cargo thieves were arrested
in the city of Cuautitlan Izacalli, State of
Mexico, after the theft of a 3½-ton van loaded
with tyres. During the arrest, State Police also
secured three vehicles that criminals used to
intercept the cargo units, a jammer, and nine cell phones.
U.S. & Canada30 April 2018: DP World and Los Angeles-
based Virgin Hyperloop One have launched
their partnership, DP World Cargospeed—a
venture intended to spearhead the development
of hyperloop technology in the Middle East for the
transportation
of cargo. The high-speed, low-friction trains, still very much
in
the conceptual stage at DP World Cargospeed, will run above
ground at speeds comparable to airfreight transportation,
but
at a potentially much lower price due to anticipated energy
savings.
Read more: Air Cargo World
30 April 2018: The Morgan County (Colorado)
Sheriff’s Office has identified the man accused
of stealing a semi-truck and leading police on a
pursuit that spanned multiple counties and left
five people—including a police officer—injured.
Christopher Luedtke, 29, was arrested after the sheriff’s
office
says he jumped from the moving semi on a residential street
in
Brush and ran into a nearby house. He faces multiple charges
for attempted first-degree murder (including attempted
murder
of a peace officer), as well as first-degree assault.
Read more: KUSA-TV (Denver, CO)
30 April 2018: The U.S. House passed a bill to
reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration
for five years, tacking on to the mostly aviation-
focused legislation two policy riders related to
trucking. One is a policy provision that would
protect brokers and shippers from liability when selecting a
carrier to move their loads. Should the provision ultimately
prevail (the Senate is working on its own version of an FAA
bill,
and it likely will differ from the House version), it would
institute
soft criteria by which shippers and brokers should use to
make
carrier hiring decisions.
Read more: Overdrive Online
28 April 2018: Two men stole bags containing cash
from an armored truck at a parking lot of a bank
in northwest Indiana. Both men took three bags
containing an undisclosed amount of money and
took the firearm from the security officer before returning to
a
vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Read more: NBC Chicago
https://aircargoworld.com/allposts/hyperloop-technology-surges-forward-via-cargospeed-partnership/https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/suspect-identified-in-wild-morgan-county-pursuit-involving-stolen-semi/73-547275873https://www.overdriveonline.com/house-passes-bill-with-directives-on-driver-breaks-criteria-for-brokers-shippers-selecting-a-carrier/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/undisclosed-amount-of-money-stolen-from-a-brinks-truck-in-hammond-481145471.html
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26 April 2018: Three suspects stole an Amazon
delivery truck and were in the process of transferring
the packages to their van when they were spotted
by a citizen near a gas station at Oso and Sherman
Way in Los Angeles. The suspect called police,
and undercover officers arrived on scene to confirm a crime
was
being committed. Plain clothes officers then moved in to
make
the arrests, and all of the packages were recovered.
Read more: KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
26 April 2018: A Mississippi man has been
arrested after police say he stole a delivery truck
and led officers on a chase. A Hattiesburg Police
Department spokesman says the legitimate driver
of the tractor-trailer went inside a gas station to
conduct business and left the keys in the unlocked rig.
Read more: U.S. News & World Report
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