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Global Intelligence Note24 August 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

24 August 2018.

EMEA

Nigeria ..................................................................................... 1

United Kingdom ...................................................................... 2

The Netherlands ...................................................................... 2

South Africa............................................................................. 2

France ..................................................................................... 2

Spain ....................................................................................... 2

Germany ................................................................................. 3

Mali ......................................................................................... 3

APAC

Vietnam ................................................................................... 3

Japan/Russia .......................................................................... 3

China/The Netherlands ............................................................ 4

Indonesia ................................................................................. 4

Thailand ................................................................................... 4

North & South America

Brazil ....................................................................................... 4

Mexico .................................................................................... 5

U.S. & Canada ........................................................................ 5

EMEA

Nigeria22 August 2018: The Nigerian Postal System

is test running its Address Verification System

in readiness for a new service which will help

corporate organisations to verify the physical

addresses of their clients and prospective

customers. It is understood that NIPOST AVS, which recently

won an award at the World Summit on Information Society

in Geneva, Switzerland, would soon be introduced to banks,

government agencies, and other corporate bodies that need an

address authentication system.

Read more: Punch (Nigeria)

18 August 2018: An employee of the Nigerian

Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), was

arrested with stolen items at Murtala Muhammed

Airport (MMA) in Lagos. The man, who until his

arrest was a driver with NAMA, was accused of

stealing the cargo from the customs warehouse at the airport.

He confessed to getting information on how to access the

warehouse from the airport security.

Read more: Sahara Reporters

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United Kingdom17 August 2018: Unknown criminals approached a

parked and unattended articulated HGV at Tibshelf

Motorway Services, southbound on the M1, near

Tibshelf in Derbyshire, and attempted to steal the

attached semi-trailer from the tractor unit. They

failed in their attempt and made off in an unknown truck.

Source: NaVCIS

8 August 2018: There were four freight crime

incidents at Leicester Forest East Motorway

Services, North and Southbound on the M1 at

junction 21A & 21. These all occurred overnight,

and both curtain-sided and rigid semi-trailers were

targeted. All had products stolen from them.

Source: NaVCIS

The Netherlands14 August 2018: A 42-year-old truck driver was

robbed of his truck and its cargo of electronic

equipment valued over €5,000,000. A man with a

weapon waited for the driver as he drove away from

the shed at the Pelikaanweg where he had loaded

his truck. The robber later stopped the driver and assaulted him.

The truck driver was then tied up, put in the boot of a car, and

later released in the vicinity of Schiphol. There is no trace of the

truck and cargo, according to the Marechaussee.

Read more: Telegraaf (The Netherlands)

South Africa23 August 2018: A Russian vessel carrying

“dangerous cargo” has been arrested outside

the Port of Ngqura in Port Elizabeth. It is

suspected that the vessel had been carrying

“weapons of mass destruction” and explosives

valued at about R50m.

Read more: News 24 (South Africa)

France23 August 2018: Starting 1 November, the city of

Paris will charge parking fees to drivers of trucks

loading and unloading in paid parking areas. The

measure will apply to vehicles from 3.5 tons. The

parking fee for trucks is three times that for a

passenger car; just an hour alone of loading and unloading in

the heart of the city of light costs €12. The parking fee scheme

stems from the fact that Paris is apparently unable to set up a

well-functioning reservation system for loading and unloading

locations.

Read more: TTM.nl (The Netherlands)

20 August 2018: Criminals stole the cargo of

two fully loaded trucks parked in a transport

company in Thouaré-sur-Loire in Loire-

Atlantique. They forced the locks on the two trucks and took

their cargo of cigarettes worth around €1,000,000. It is reported

that they also tried unsuccessfully to gain entry to two other

trucks. According to reports, no alarms were triggered, but

were only raised when one of the drivers arrived to find his truck

empty.

Read more: L’Express (France)

14 August 2018: A truck carrying parcels from

a postage/parcel delivery company was Hijacked

by several armed individuals. The driver was

forced to stop on the road to Genas (Auvergne-

Rhône-Alpes), then forced by the threat of

violence towards him to travel with them to Décines. The truck

was emptied of its load and was later found burned out in the

park of Miribel-Jonage in the town of Décines-Charpieu.

Read more: Le Progrès (France)

Spain24 August 2018: Criminals entered a transport

operator’s yard close to the AP-7 motorway north

of Barcelona, and attached a pre-loaded swap

body container onto their truck. They then fled the

scene. The swap body and cargo are still missing.

Source: K&N Ring Alert

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Germany24 August 2018: Like buses, good news comes

along in twos for the port of Hamburg—it has

finally received the go-ahead to begin dredging

the River Elbe. The news came just 24 hours

after it reported more dismal results, further volumes being lost

to competitors Antwerp and Rotterdam. Chief executive Axel

Mattern described the legal ruling as “very good news” for

port and customers, with city mayor Peter Tschentscher also

pleased. “For German foreign trade, the port is its gateway to

the world and contributes greatly to Hamburg’s economy,” he

said. While the port has been able to handle the largest mega-

ships for some time, tidal restrictions, linked to its low draught

have caused restrictions. However, after dredging, ships will

be able to leave Hamburg with a draught of 14.50 metres

irrespective of tides and, said the port: “Containerships will be

able to transport around 1,800 more containers per call.”

Read more: The Loadstar (U.K.)

Mali24 August 2018: Dubai-based logistics operator

Dubai Ports (DP) World is planning to build a rail

freight station in Bamako, Mali. This is a first step

in developing Mali Logistics Hub, a logistics park

close to Bamako and to the rail corridor linking this city with

Dakar, the capital of Senegal. “The Mali Logistics Hub is much

needed and will provide the country with a logistics platform that

aims to facilitate the import and export of goods via the Port

of Dakar, which is operated by DP World,” the chairman of DP

World, noted. The company has also said they will donate three

locomotives to the national railway company of Mali. These can

be used for freight and passenger services between Mali and

Senegal, one of the economic engines in West Africa.

Read more: RailFreight.com

APAC

Vietnam24 August 2018: Vietnam’s explosive

e-commerce growth is providing big

opportunities—and headaches—for online

retailers and their logistics service providers.

Speakers at the Global Supply Chain

Council’s eLog Forum in Ho Chi Minh City described the huge

growth taking place and the challenges in last-mile operations.

According to the chief operating officer at Indo Trans Logistics

(ITL), online retail in Vietnam is growing at 25-35% a year, with

the current USD $4B market value expected to more than

double by 2020. She estimates 500,000 e-commerce orders

are placed every day, with 75% of the activity taking place

within and between the two major metropolitan areas: Hanoi

and Ho Chi Minh City. The two cities are home to 16 million

people (roughly 17% of the population), but are some 2,000 km

apart, creating significant transport headaches that add to the

high logistics cost of e-commerce, which sits at around 28% of

product value.

Read more: The Loadstar (U.K.)

Japan/Russia23 August 2018: Japan and Russia plan to

officially launch a freight transport route between

the two countries via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

A test ride will be carried out around 11-13

September, with participation of five to ten companies. The

Trans-Siberian Railway connects Moscow and Vladivostok,

in the east of Russia, where freight can be continued by sea

to Japan. It is also the most northern route of the so-called

Eurasian railway network, transiting only though Russia on its

way to the Far East. The two governments aim to foster mutual

economic cooperation and build confidence between the two

countries and thus pave the way for resolving territorial disputes.

Read more: RailFreight.com

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China/The Netherlands21 August 2018: A train consisting of forty-one

40-foot containers with consumer goods such

as clothes, accessories, and office supplies,

departed from Changsha in China on its way to

Tilburg in the Netherlands. The train is scheduled to arrive on

Monday 3 September, and is a trial run to possibly become the

second direct train service between China and the Netherlands.

Read more: RailFreight.com

Indonesia17 August 2018: A global forwarding

company is boosting Indonesia’s booming

Pharmaceutical industry with a new bonded

cold storage facility in Jakarta. Located in the

cargo area of the city’s international airport, it

will provide pharma shippers with a 2-8°C storage environment

and in-house customs handling with extended clearance times.

“Indonesia’s Pharmaceutical market is projected to grow by

10% a year, to be worth more than USD $12B by 2022, driven

largely by growth in the domestic market for generic drugs

and increasingly accessible healthcare country-wide, creating

significant opportunities for both multinational and domestic

life sciences operators to scale up their operations,” said the

forwarding company’s Indonesia president.

Read more: The Loadstar (U.K.)

Thailand16 August 2018: Freight forwarders in Thailand

are preparing for a busy peak season for ocean

shipments. According to the managing director

of Pan Asia Logistics (Thailand), the market

will soon start ramping-up. “Capacity is always

short during the peak period. With Christmas coming, certain

lanes become full and this cycle never changes, unfortunately,

because buyers don’t want to stock up earlier. It’s just

something we have to manage.”

Read more: The Loadstar (U.K.)

North & South America

Brazil22 August 2018: Nine members of a gang

that stole meat in the state of Paraná were

arrested. The gang used jammers, radio

communicators, and had their own refrigerated

truck to transship the stolen cargo and store it. They gave

preference to thefts of loads of meat and derivatives valued over

R$ 100,000, and they acted in Curitiba and metropolitan region.

The driver was taken to a deserted place and held hostage while

the rest of the gang took the truck to another location to transfer

the load. In seven thefts, the cost would have been more than

R$ 3.5 million.

Read more: Globo G1 (Brazil)

18 August 2018: According to data from

Department of Public Security of Minas

Gerais, cargo theft is on decline. From

January to July 2018, there were 295 thefts,

23% less than the same period last year. However, the security

advisor of the Federation of Freight Transport Companies

of Minas Gerais warns of an increase in fuel theft, with a

concentration of several robberies in a short time. The increased

demand from gas stations for insurance shows that concern has

increased

Read more: O Tempo (Brazil)

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Mexico22 August 2018: GPS monitoring led police

to an abandoned trailer that had been stolen

just moments earlier. The container, still loaded

with over 17,000 bottles of brandy, was found

roadside on highway Mexico-Veracruz; this

highway currently accounts for approximately 20% of cargo

thefts in the country.

21 August 2018: There were two attempted cargo

thefts this week in Aljojuca, Puebla. The first

occurred Tuesday night when criminals shot and

killed the driver of a box truck who refused to be

pulled over. The second occurred the following

morning when a truck loaded with furniture was intercepted by

armed criminals. Luckily, witnesses reported the crime to local

police and the criminals abandoned both the vehicle and driver

as soon as they noted the approaching authorities.

17 August 2018: Witnesses report that a group

of at least fifty men stopped a train travelling

through San Pablo Xochimehuacán, Puebla.

In the absence of police presence, the men were

free to open the wagons and steal an estimated several tons of

wheat and scrap metal.

16 August 2018: A trailer loaded with sacks of

sugar caught fire, forcing the driver to pull over on

the side of the road. Though the fire was caused

by a simple mechanical failure, it wasn’t long

before people began arriving to steal the cargo.

Had it not been for the Federal Police who arrived to safeguard

what was left of the sugar, the truck would have easily been left

completely empty.

U.S. & Canada22 August 2018: Authorities recovered more

than 120,000 pills valued at more than $1.5

million during a seizure carried out on Aug. 2

by Denton (Texas) police and agents with the

Drug Enforcement Agency. The investigation

was originally triggered by a report that a freight company

employee was stealing merchandise. When detectives began

investigating, they learned that one of the freight company’s

employees was stealing packages of bulk shipments of opiate-

based prescription medications being sent to pharmaceutical

distributors in the area.

Read more: Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)

22 August 2018: About the same time

executives from a Florida rail operator were

convincing Florida’s east coast cities and

counties to back its idea of privately owned

passenger trains traversing downtowns and densely populated

neighborhoods, it quietly sought and won permission to haul

extremely flammable liquefied natural gas along the same tracks.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a hazardous material that had

never been transported by railroad in the continental U.S.

Read more: Florida Bulldog

21 August 2018: A California-based truck driver

was arrested in New Jersey after police found

more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana valued at

$5.1 million in his truck. New Jersey State Police

allegedly found the marijuana in 44 cardboard boxes in the

trailer at the I-78 weigh station in Greenwich Township, near the

Pennsylvania state line.

Read more: NJ.com

20 August 2018: An increasingly constrained

freight market is ratcheting up the pressure on

shippers to improve the performance of their

supply chains and make better use of the limited

hauling capacity of their own private fleets and

for-hire carriers. To further streamline the movement of goods,

many companies are adopting various forms of technology to

improve shipment tracking and enhance the flow of information.

Read more: Transport Topics

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30 Aug 2018

20 August 2018: Across the United

States, public infrastructure is crumbling.

Roads are overcrowded, bridges are

well past their expiration date and transit

systems regularly face unprecedented

delays. Come September, one of the most audacious public

infrastructure projects in U.S. history will be completed after

more than six decades of work.

Read more: Transport Topics

20 August 2018: In May 2018, a federal judge in

Indiana sentenced four leaders of the interstate

cargo theft ring to lengthy prison terms. In all, a

dozen defendants that were part of the Kentucky-

based organization—which had ties to the Cuban

mob in Miami—have been convicted of stealing more than $30

million in cargo between 2012 and 2015.

Read more: FBI.gov

15 August 2018: A large retailer is facing a

$50,000 fine for allowing trucks to park at

one of its Illinois stores. The penalty came

from the city of Springfield, which claims

the store is not following the parking plan

approved by the city when it was built. The fine was issued

last week after they failed to act on its proposed plans, like

re-striping its parking lot to allow truck spots or placing barriers

to prohibit trucks.

Read more: FreightWaves.com

9 August 2018: The U.S. government is

taking aim at truck congested roadways

and poor marine port infrastructure with

two new initiatives. The U.S. Department

of Transportation announced $4.8 million

in grants, administered through the Maritime Administration

(MARAD) that will help advance the Marine Highway program.

The grants are aimed at highways serving ports in Louisiana,

Virginia, New York, and Connecticut, and support the

development of new container-on-barge services in Kentucky

and Rhode Island, the DOT said.

Read more: FreightWaves.com