Reducing Risk in Cargo Shipping

摘要

Worldwide, cargo shipping faces a myriad of threats whether in transit, when stored in warehouses, and even when it reaches its final location. This risk of theft applies for cargo regardless of the modality used for transportation, whether via air, sea, land, or all three, and threatens Organisational Resilience if the threats are not recognised and appropriate loss prevention mitigation techniques applied.Cargo crime continues to rise as strategies employed by thieves diversify and evolve, challenging organisations that must also be agile and adapt to these new threats. Thieves use a multitude of tactics to steal cargo. Often, the particular theft modus operandi is regionally specific. For example, in Latin America and South Africa, cargo hijacking while trucks are in-transit to seaports is a popular tactic. In Europe, thieves predominantly use a "slash-and-grab" tactic, slashing through a soft-sided trailer to steal cargo. Additionally, thieves may steal cargo by breaking into warehouses and facilities, posing as a legitimate carrier to fictitiously pick up cargo or trucks, or outright steal entire trailers or trucks from port facilities. One of the more prominent examples of this type of theft occurred in Canada in 2015 when thieves stole a shipping container loaded with $10 million of silver from Montreal's port.