The latest analysis from international freight insurer, TT Club and business improvement consultants BSI SCREEN, reports dramatic 2022 year-on-year increases in freight crime in Chile
TT Club now urges debate leading to a balanced, yet realistic awareness of the dangers, and a united approach to enhancing the safe carriage of lithium batteries.
Security is key for container terminals and ports generally. The threat horizon is vast, incorporating cargo theft, illicit trades, alongside operational safety and the prevention of terrorist attacks. Inevitably, account is needed of both land and water interfaces.
Technological advances in digitalisation of process, telematics and smart containers provide opportunities to mitigate risk for the temperature controlled supply chain. However, much still relies on human intervention – and that is the aspect that TT’s claims experience suggests continues to produce losses.
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TT Club, BSI and Alog Chile identified a spike in freight crime activity through 2022 in Chile. The increased frequency of incident was highlighted in the data collated by all three organisations for the year. This joint industry report is intended to raise awareness of the current elevated threat, providing insight from all three organisations, with the aspiration of empowering freight and logistics operators with valuable information from which risk mitigation strategies can be developed.
