LOGISTICS
UPDATE
APPOINTMENTS
Rolf Pickert has been named as the new Managing
Director of Messe Muenchen do Brasil.
TALA has announced the promotion of Michael Haskins
to the post of Managing Director. Haskins has been with the
company since 2018.
CARGO THEFT:
DATA SHOWS
CRIME RISING
Recorded cargo crimes in the EMEA
area have doubled within the space
of a year to total 8,548 incidents,
with losses exceeding €137m. These
are the worrying statistics collected
by the Transported Asset Protection
Association (TAPA).
This incident rate represents
the highest ever fi gure recorded in
TAPA’s 23 year history as a leading
security expert network for those
involved in the supply chain; and
they refl ect criminal attacks on all
modes of transport, covering air
cargo, ocean freight, road freight and
rail freight.
In its Incident Information
Service (IIS) Annual Report 2019, the
Association also reveals average
losses for major cargo crimes of
€536,889, with an average daily
loss in the EMEA region last year of
€378,058.
The intelligence data is based
on cargo losses reported to TAPA’s
IIS by international law enforcement
agencies, insurers, manufacturers
and logistics service providers.
Despite the high numbers, however,
the Association continues to
emphasise that it is still not receiving
reports on the large majority of cargo
crimes that it believes are occurring
across the region.
In 2019, the number of incidents
rose 114.7% to 8,548 compared with
3,981 in 2018. Of these, only 39.1%
of reports provided any fi nancial
value for the goods stolen, which
accounted for a combined €137.9m.
The Association also recorded
thefts from supply chains in more
countries in the EMEA region than
ever before – these have totalled
48 compared to 35 in the previous
year. Of this total, just ten countries
accounted for 94.6% of the crimes
reported in 2019, with Germany,
France and the UK exhibiting the
greatest volumes of incidents.
Bolloré shines a beacon
Total Solar Distributed Generation has
completed a solar rooftop for Bolloré
Logistics’ Green Hub in Pioneer Turn,
Singapore. With a capacity of nearly 1MW,
the system generates an estimated 1.3GWh
of electricity per year. Over the lifetime of the
solar rooftop, Bolloré Logistics will avoid over
11,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
With over 2,400 panels, the solar PV system
is expected to cover 30% of the building’s
power needs. Adhering to the Paris Agreement,
Bolloré Logistics is committed to reducing
43% of its greenhouse gas emissions by
2027 through its CSR Programme, Powering
Sustainable Logistics.
“Global warming is
altering how businesses run
their operations. In Singapore,
we have over 200,000 square
metres of warehouse space
and 1,600 employees. It
is vital for us to tap into
sustainable energy to support
our electricity consumption
in the fi ght against climate
change. Green Hub is our
fi rst building to be equipped
with solar panels. With this
milestone, we will continue
our journey, in line with Singapore’s solar
energy target 2030, towards a greener future,”
commented Frederic Marcerou, Managing
Director of Bolloré Logistics Singapore.
“Total Solar DG is committed to helping
its customers drive down their carbon
footprint. We are proud to pursue Total’s
long term partnership with Bolloré Logistics
by allowing the decarbonisation of the
company’s facilities,” confi rmed Gavin Adda,
CEO of Total Solar Distributed Generation for
Southeast Asia. “We are glad to be considered
as a reliable supplier in Singapore and look
forward to keep on expanding our presence in
the country.”
When time:matters
Time:matters, a specialist in high
performance and special speed logistics,
concluded 2019 with €114.8m in
revenues. The company recorded its
second-best business result to date within a
challenging market environment associated
with the slowdown in the global economy.
In 2019, time:matters focused on building
its international activities and continuously
invested in the expansion of the network, the
digitalisation of core business and solutions
for sustainable air transport.
The company’s global Sameday Air
network grew to include a total of 11
stations in a number of countries, including
China, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.
Subsidiary time:matters International
Freight Forwarding, based in Shanghai,
was founded specifi cally for the Chinese
market. A total of 16 stations in Africa were
also added to the Global Express Airfreight
network. Time:matters has been fl ying to
these destinations via its new hub in Brussels
since August and its services portfolio was
also expanded in 2019 to include the global
express transport of dangerous goods.
The company reports that the main
growth sectors in 2019 were in particular
the medical technology, life science and
aviation & aerospace, as well as high-tech and
semiconductor segments.
Its continued focus on sustainable business
processes was another milestone in 2019,
particularly in respect of airmates, which
became the world’s fi rst carbon-neutral
onboard courier service within the context
of a long-term offsetting initiative with
myclimate, a non-profi t organisation.
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