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Alha vehicles are TAPA certified; TAPA truck security plan gains EU's attention
THE Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has certified 35 vehicles operated by Milan Malpensa-based air cargo handler and trucking company Alha Group.
Alha operates 130 trucks equipped with advanced security including live monitoring, geo-localisation and geo-fencing systems, and handles 350,000 tonnes of air cargo per year, accounting for 65 per cent of the airport's throughput, reported the UK's freightweek.
The company says it is the only EMEA region air cargo handler holding three TAPA Certifications: TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards (TACSS), Facility Security Requirement (FSR), and Transport Security Requirement (TSR).
"TAPA TSR certification shows Alha commitment to guarantee the transported goods' security," CEO Lorenzo Schettini Gherardini was quoted as saying.
The certification follows TAPA's presentation of a truck park plan to the European Commission's expert group on land transport security, in a bid to minimise losses from supply chains in the EMEA region.
TAPA said 86 per cent of all recorded cargo crimes last year involved trucks, and 57 per cent were from unsecured parking locations.
The association said the aim of its proposal is to identify secure parking places through certification, partnership and mutual recognition. An online tool will soon be available for its Manufacturer and Logistics Service Provider members incorporating a route planner, secure parking locator, plus the locations of previous cargo crimes reported to TAPA on the routes companies are planning to use.
Vice chairman Jason Breakwell of TAPA EMEA warns: "The challenges facing transport operators in our region cannot be ignored. Cargo crime is not going away. We expect this to be the worst year for recorded freight thefts in over five years in the EMEA region."
Alha operates 130 trucks equipped with advanced security including live monitoring, geo-localisation and geo-fencing systems, and handles 350,000 tonnes of air cargo per year, accounting for 65 per cent of the airport's throughput, reported the UK's freightweek.
The company says it is the only EMEA region air cargo handler holding three TAPA Certifications: TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards (TACSS), Facility Security Requirement (FSR), and Transport Security Requirement (TSR).
"TAPA TSR certification shows Alha commitment to guarantee the transported goods' security," CEO Lorenzo Schettini Gherardini was quoted as saying.
The certification follows TAPA's presentation of a truck park plan to the European Commission's expert group on land transport security, in a bid to minimise losses from supply chains in the EMEA region.
TAPA said 86 per cent of all recorded cargo crimes last year involved trucks, and 57 per cent were from unsecured parking locations.
The association said the aim of its proposal is to identify secure parking places through certification, partnership and mutual recognition. An online tool will soon be available for its Manufacturer and Logistics Service Provider members incorporating a route planner, secure parking locator, plus the locations of previous cargo crimes reported to TAPA on the routes companies are planning to use.
Vice chairman Jason Breakwell of TAPA EMEA warns: "The challenges facing transport operators in our region cannot be ignored. Cargo crime is not going away. We expect this to be the worst year for recorded freight thefts in over five years in the EMEA region."
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