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Police Recover Stolen Cattle Feed Truck Shipment in India

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Police successfully arrested a group responsible for the armed hijacking of a truck transporting cattle feed valued at over USD 30,000. The incident occurred on near Mhasla junction under the jurisdiction of Dhanaj Police Station. Thanks to the swift action and technical tracking, the stolen truck and its cargo were recovered, and all suspects apprehended…

Explosion Aboard Tanker Near Kandla Prompts Massive Rescue Operation

Supply Chain Resilience NewsJuly 16, 202538Views 0Likes 0Comments

Twenty one crew members aboard a product tanker narrowly escaped a potentially fatal maritime disaster after a major explosion and fire broke out on the vessel. The tanker, en route to Port Sohar in Oman after departing from Kandla, Gujarat at 11:00 a.m., suffered the explosion during gas-freeing operations around 1:05 p.m., according to the…

Armed Robbery at Cold Drink Warehouse in Delhi, India

Supply Chain Resilience NewsJuly 16, 202527Views 0Likes 0Comments

A daytime robbery took place at a cold drink storage facility in Keshav Puram, prompting an immediate response from Delhi Police. The incident occurred on a Monday around 12:30 p.m., when a PCR call was received from Hansapuri Road in Tri Nagar, leading officers from Keshav Puram to the scene. According to authorities, three unidentified…

USD 249M Worth of Luxury Imitation Products Seized in Busan, South Korea

Supply Chain Resilience NewsJuly 7, 202583Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Korean Intellectual Property Office's trademark special investigative police announced on that they had referred a 38-year-old individual, to the prosecution for violating trademark laws by distributing counterfeit goods valued at 340 billion won (USD 249M), including luxury accessories. The person is suspected of having sold more than 40,000 counterfeit products between January and April.…

Devastating Fire at Tissue Factory in Thailand

Supply Chain Resilience NewsJuly 7, 202580Views 0Likes 0Comments

A devastating fire erupted at a tissue paper mill located in the industrial estate of Saraburi’s Nong Khae district, resulting in the deaths of at least eight individuals, with two others still missing as of the latest reports. The inferno consumed nearly the entire three-storey building, with most of the fatalities found on the second…

Thieves Target Truck Carrying Motor Bikes in India

Supply Chain Resilience NewsJuly 7, 202550Views 0Likes 0Comments

A group of criminals targeted a truck transporting high-end motorcycles. Although the thieves were unsuccessful in stealing the bikes, they managed to make off with several parts, along with the driver’s phone and cash. The incident involved a person, who was driving a truck loaded with motorcycles from Haryana. The shipment was scheduled for delivery…

Health Concerns Arise After Toxic Train Derailment

Supply Chain Resilience NewsSeptember 22, 2023299Views 0Likes 0Comments

In February of this year, a train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed in the small village of East Palestine, Ohio, while transporting hazardous chemicals. Following the incident, authorities decided to burn the toxic freight in order to prevent a potential explosion, resulting in a foreboding black cloud of smoke wafting into the sky. As the residents gradually…

Empowering Resilience: Combat Against Maritime Drug & Illicit Trafficking TAPA APAC’s insights at the Maritime Security Webinar Co-hosted by PKA and MIMA

Latest TAPA UpdatesSeptember 21, 2023408Views 0Likes 0Comments

On the celebration of 60 years of operations by the Port Klang Authority (PKA) of Malaysia, Transported Asset Protection Association Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) participated in the hybrid webinar event titled "Maritime Security: Challenges of a Trading Nation", co-hosted by PKA and the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA). The event was held on the 1st…

Forwarders Now Liable for Export Control Violations as US Tightens Shipping Security

Supply Chain Resilience NewsSeptember 18, 2023501Views 0Likes 1Comment

NVOs and forwarders may face significant fines and potential criminal charges if they fail to report customers who are exporting illegal components to countries like Russia and China, according to the US Department of Commerce. The department is urging these transportation providers to have a thorough understanding of their customers, which can be challenging for…

Aircraft Storage Warehouse in Indonesia Caught Fire as Trash Burning

Supply Chain Resilience NewsSeptember 15, 2023334Views 0Likes 0Comments

The aircraft storage warehouse located on Curug Street, Pondok Petir, Bojongsari, Depok, West Java, Indonesia caught a fire that was caused by an employee burning trash. The fire quickly spread due to the hot weather and the presence of flammable materials. According to the Head of the Rescue Section of the Depok City Fire Department, the…

Hong Kong Customs Seizes $1 Million Worth of Counterfeit Products at River Trade Terminal

Supply Chain Resilience NewsSeptember 15, 2023495Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hong Kong Customs recently confiscated counterfeit goods valued at $1 million at the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal Customs Cargo Examination Compound. The counterfeit goods include approximately 900 items, 1,300 suspected smuggled nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes, and 6,100 electronic cigarette accessories. This operation was carried out after a careful risk assessment of a 40-foot container that arrived in…

Driver Bought Almost S$282,000 in Stolen Goods Off Warehouse Workers to Resell

Supply Chain Resilience NewsSeptember 8, 2023334Views 0Likes 1Comment

Three individuals were hired to manage dry goods for a distributor, but instead, they engaged in theft and sold the stolen items to a delivery driver at a reduced price. Over a period of around ten months, the delivery driver handled approximately S$282,200 worth of stolen goods, selling them to his relatives, the distributor's customers,…

Police Recover Stolen Cattle Feed Truck Shipment in India

Explosion Aboard Tanker Near Kandla Prompts Massive Rescue Operation

Armed Robbery at Cold Drink Warehouse in Delhi, India

USD 249M Worth of Luxury Imitation Products Seized in Busan, South Korea

Devastating Fire at Tissue Factory in Thailand

Thieves Target Truck Carrying Motor Bikes in India

Health Concerns Arise After Toxic Train Derailment

Empowering Resilience: Combat Against Maritime Drug & Illicit Trafficking TAPA APAC’s insights at the Maritime Security Webinar Co-hosted by PKA and MIMA

Forwarders Now Liable for Export Control Violations as US Tightens Shipping Security

Aircraft Storage Warehouse in Indonesia Caught Fire as Trash Burning

Hong Kong Customs Seizes $1 Million Worth of Counterfeit Products at River Trade Terminal

Driver Bought Almost S$282,000 in Stolen Goods Off Warehouse Workers to Resell

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