The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is urging the European Commission to ‘listen to the voices of buyers and decision-makers’ to drive the growth of its new EU Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas (SSTPA) Standard as recorded cargo thefts from trucks in Europe break all previous records in 2019.
With the lack of secure parking places now representing the biggest threat to the safety and security of drivers, trucks and cargo in Europe, TAPA says it is ready to bring its more than 20 years’ experience of overseeing successful certification programmes to the discussion table to ensure businesses have access to, and trust in, a robust and affordable solution.
By aligning its own, fast-growing Parking Security Requirements (PSR) industry standard with the EU programme, the Association says it will help the Commission accelerate the growth of safe and secure parking places in Europe and eliminate any confusion in the industry between the two Standards.
In calling for constructive dialogue with the Commission, TAPA proposes adapting its PSR to embrace the core requirements of SSTPA, while retaining the Association’s existing and proven methods of oversight which has been supporting facility, trucking and secure parking certifications for the industry for over two decades.
Thorsten Neumann, President & CEO of TAPA in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, commented: “We are not looking to compete with the EU SSTPSA, we simply want to add value to it. As the leading supply chain security association for manufacturers and logistics service providers, we represent secure parking buyers and decision-makers. In PSR, we have developed a Standard which has been created by industry, for industry and is already being used at 53 parking locations offering more than 5,000 secure parking places in 10 countries. By the end of 2020, we expect to have 80 PSR certified sites and have put the infrastructure and expertise in place to deliver full end-to-end certification support to the industry.
“TAPA has played an active role in supporting the Commission’s safe and secure parking standard but we also recognise that businesses are cautious because the EU LABEL project, the predecessor to SSTPA, failed to attract many parking sites and certifications were not maintained. Our solution is based on this business reality as well as our knowledge of what customers of secure parking places will accept. We support all initiatives, standards and regulatory requirements which promote the safety and security of people, goods, equipment and services in the global supply chain as long as they are affordable, easy-to-adopt, fit-for-purpose and sustainable. We hope the Commission’s representatives will step forward to talk to us to achieve a real step-change in secure parking in Europe.”
TAPA already works successfully with EU LANDSEC to support its security objectives.
“We confidently believe a mutually-recognised TAPA PSR Standard, aligned with the EU SSTPA Standard, will receive broad industry support because it makes no sense to have separate standards. The proposal we are making offers assurance to buyers of secure parking places and Parking Place Operators because it includes TAPA’s proven capability of administering and growing independent certification programmes alongside the requirements of the EU,” Thorsten Neumann added.
TAPA’s solution is outlined in its new Position Paper on ‘Support for Truck Parking in European Union Member States’. To view the Statement, please click here
In the first 11 months of 2019, TAPA’s Incident Information Service (IIS) recorded over 3,500 cargo thefts from trucks parked in unclassified parking locations in the EMEA region. European Parliament research has previously estimated that cargo crimes cost businesses in Europe some €8.2 billion a year.
After a successful start across ten markets in September 2019, time:matters, the expert in global Special Speed Logistics, is now offering the urgent transport of dangerous goods worldwide. This covers time-critical goods in hazard classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.
The company is combining speed with maximum reliability for this offering. Loading on the apron is personally supervised at the four hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Brussels. Customers save several hours compared to the time it usually takes to transport hazardous goods by air. In Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna, time:matters is even able to facilitate tail-to-tail loading for particularly time-critical dangerous goods shipments.
time:matters is setting new standards in the transportation of dangerous goods through its now worldwide offering. With the geographical expansion of the service, time:matters is meeting the demands of its customers, especially those in the automotive, aviation and aerospace, machinery and components, and life and health sectors, who depend on fast and reliable deliveries of dangerous goods.
The global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo participated this year in Logitrans, Turkey’s most extensive international transportation and logistics fair, for the 11th time.
Having a 155 m2 wide stand area in the fair organized in CNREXPO Istanbul Fair Center on November 13-15, Turkish Cargo met business partners and event participants.
The Logitrans fair has hosted approximately 150 firms composed of the representatives of cargo agencies, automotive producers, air cargo firms, airport and harbour authorities, IT service providers, customs authorities, logistical associations, logistical schools, the representatives of international logistical publications, and over 15 thousand visitors.
Turkish Cargo, within the scope of Atlas Logistics Awards organized for the 10th time this year; He was awarded the first prize in the “International Air Carrier” category and the Jury Special Award for ‘Dual Air Cargo Hub Solution’ and ‘Mission Resque’ projects.
Participating the international fairs regularly, Turkish Cargo gives air cargo service in over 300 destinations in 126 countries and keeps growing steadily. According to the international air cargo information provider WACD’s September data, the successful brand grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8 percent in a sector wherein the global air cargo market shrank by -5.4 percent.
Turkish Cargo’s target is to be one of the top five air cargo brands of the world in 2023.
Saudia Cargo has for the second year in a row transported the World Championship Formula-E cars, that took place between November 22nd and 23rd at the Historical Diriyah, carrying 67 cars in four shipments totalling 375 tons. Formula-E cars departed from Milano, Italy and Doncaster, United Kingdom, to King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.
Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak, Saudia Cargo’s Chief Commercial Officer, stated that “all Formula-E cars have successfully been transported, Saudia Cargo team exercised extreme care in the ground-handling operations, and coordinated the entire process with the organizers of the Championship.
“Saudia Cargo is a major supporter of all global events taking place across the Kingdom and always mobilizes its logistics capabilities to ensure the success of these events. We have transported all types of equipment and spare parts for major events around the country related to sports, entertainment, cultural and social,” Al-Mubarak stressed.
In 2019 alone, hundreds of tons of WWE equipment, Cirque Du Soleil, artworks of international artist Leonardo Da Vinci, as well as the Discovery Exhibition space parts were transported during Jeddah and Riyadh seasons
Saudia Cargo’s network covers more than 900 global destinations in more than 175 countries, a proud SkyTeam Cargo Alliance member, having logistical capabilities and a freighter fleet.
The effect of automation, artificial intelligence and digitalization were the key topics at the Cargo Connect conference at Dubai Airshow 2019. Speakers including Dennis Lister, Vice President, Cargo Commercial Development, Emirates SkyCargo, discussed the impact of the three key topics on the future of cargo and freight.
An autonomous delivery device known as Roxo, exhibited by headline sponsors FedEx Express, delighted delegates, gliding up on to the stage to bring notes to conference MC Kim Winter of Logistics Executive, and obeying voice commands from Jack Muhs, Regional President, FedEx Express MIESA.
Muhs said Roxo, created in collaboration with DEKA Research and Development Corp, will be an important part of the FedEx ecosystem and serves as a demonstration of FedEx’s goal to connect people and possibilities around the world.
He said, “Roxo is an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to our customers while potentially reducing the number of vehicles on the road and easing traffic congestion. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing to bring to Dubai?”
Speaking in a keynote address at the conference, Muhs also announced a partnership with Dubai Airports, and the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to define ways in which the autonomous bot can meet delivery needs in the United Arab Emirates.
Delegates also heard from Alexander Ostrovoy, Managing Partner, Aura, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, which is currently working on expansion projects globally. Ostrovoy said regulation of the autonomous aircraft sector was relatively mild and was still under development, but governments globally were ‘loyal’ to the field.
Other announcements included a partnership between Etihad and online cargo booking platform Cargo One, made by Abdulla Mohammed Shadid, Managing Director, Cargo and Logistics, Etihad.
In the freight forwarding sector, Bradley Francis, Director, Airfreight UAE and Oman, Kuehne + Nagel, said his company had identified a decrease in tonnage being flown, but there had not been the same reduction in shipments counts. “We are seeing more shipments that are smaller moving around,” he said.
Francis raised the need for information to be automated, and shared automatically through the supply chain, from airline to truck to ship, to remove the need for staff to continually replicate and send on data at different stages.
“We don’t need an expert to watch a shipment that’s going perfectly, ideally what we want our experts to be doing is looking at what needs to be done to improve our delivery time or notify customers of delays,” he said
The need to share data and collaborate across the industry was also highlighted by Alan White, Vice President, Ground Operations, National Air Cargo, who said: “If we want a seamless end to end logistics supply chain, it is only going to work in the future if we are allowed to collaborate more.”
“Everyone is accumulating data of some sort, it is a case of how best to utilise that data with all the relevant parties that is critical for the future.”
Rachel Sturgess, Portfolio Director for Cargo Connect, said, “The Cargo Connect conference provided real opportunities for industry networking, with thought leaders offering fascinating insights into how technologies including automation and artificial intelligence will shape it in the future.”
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