Mexico averages 58 cargo thefts a day in Q2
Trucks haulings food and beverage products and constructing materials topped the list of products being targeted by freight thieves in Mexico throughout the second quarter, in response to a brand new report from Overhaul.
The Austin, Texas-based supply chain visibility firm recorded 5,178 cargo theft incidents in April, May and June, a 6% year-over-year increase in comparison with the identical period in 2022 and a 2% increase in comparison with the primary quarter.
“The central region [of Mexico] remained the region with the best proportion of cargo theft (62%), while the northwest and western regions experienced a rise of 1% each,” Overhaul said. “Although criminal activity continued to be clustered on workdays, the months of April, May, and June saw a growth in thefts conducted throughout the night, from 6 p.m. to midnight.”
The monthly average for cargo thefts in Mexico throughout the second quarter was 1,726, about 58 incidents on daily basis.
As compared, Overhaul reported a complete of 240 cargo thefts that occurred across the U.S. in the primary six months of 2023. The states with the best rates of theft were California, Texas and Georgia, with a median of lack of $360,000.
In Mexico, probably the most common style of cargo theft within the second quarter involved stealing entire loads from trucks (35%), followed by pilferage of products from trucks (31%), deceptive pickups (23%), facility theft (4%), theft from last-mile couriers (4%) and hijacking trucks (3%).
Probably the most stolen goods within the quarter were food and beverage products (30%), constructing materials (12%), home and garden supplies (7%), metals (6%), auto parts (4%), alcoholic beverages (4%) and pharmaceuticals (3%).
Although the proportion of cargo thefts with violence remained the identical throughout the first and second quarters of 2023, the extent of violence utilized by criminals to commit the crimes escalated.
“The variety of thefts with violence within the second quarter … retained the identical proportion as in the primary quarter, 82%,” Overhaul said. “Criminal groups are expanding their areas of motion while increasing the number and specialization of individuals dedicated to cargo theft.”
The corporate said probably the most dangerous routes for truck drivers in Mexico was the Arco Norte Highway, a roadway on the northern outskirts of Mexico City.
“The Arco Norte highway was one in all the five highways with the best rate of thefts
recorded by Overhaul in the primary half of 2023,” Overhaul said. “Not less than six drivers were injured in thefts along the Arco Norte, two by firearms and 4 by severe beatings. Moreover, at the very least one operator died as a direct results of criminal groups operating on this highway.”
Overhaul said law enforcement, in addition to shippers, carriers and cross-border trade stakeholders, must cooperate so as to combat cargo theft on the roadways.
“The effectiveness of security measures relies on the complete cooperation and participation of all of the parties implicated in the provision chain, which isn’t only limited to shipping lines, drivers, yard personnel and freight owners,” Overhaul said. “It demands a prevention and safety awareness culture by which the parties involved are aware of and respect the protection strategies implemented before, during and at the top of the route.”
APM Terminals invests $140M to expand facility at Mexico seaport
APM Terminals recently announced a $140 million investment to extend capability to its container facility at Mexico’s Port of Lazaro Cardenas.
APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas said the project will increase the capability of the primary semi-automated facility in Latin America, with an extra 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units to position it as a hub for the Americas region.
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The Port of Lazaro Cardenas is a deepwater container facility positioned along the country’s Pacific coast, about 386 miles west of Mexico City.
The project is scheduled to be accomplished in 2026 and can allow the terminal to handle an annual throughput capability of two.2 million TEUs.
The expansion also includes six automated rail-mounted gantry cranes, 14 recent shuttle carriers and 4 empty handlers.
APM Terminals, a division of A.P. Moller-Maersk, operates facilities in 65 locations world wide.
XPO adds capability at Texas facility
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO recently accomplished an expansion of its service center in Garland, Texas.
XPO added 58 dock doors to the power, positioned within the Dallas metro area. The expansion is a component of the corporate’s plan to grow capability by adding 900 recent doors to its service centers across the country by the primary quarter of 2024.
The Garland service center currently employs greater than 100 people. With the expansion, XPO plans to rent additional dockworkers and driver sales representatives. XPO employs nearly 2,300 people across Texas.
Greenwich, Connecticut-based XPO (NYSE: XPO) is one in all the most important providers of asset-based less-than-truckload transportation in North America. The corporate serves greater than 49,000 customers with 562 locations and 37,000 employees.
Jaguar Transport Holdings to operate Dallas transload facility
Jaguar Transport Holdings has entered into an agreement with Union Pacific subsidiary Loup Logistics to operate the Dallas Transload Solution facility, positioned southeast of downtown Dallas near Interstate 45.
The 7-acre facility connects with a Union Pacific line and is provided with three transload tracks, truck scales, covered storage areas and other outdoor laydown space.
Dallas Transload — which mostly transports steel and lumber — provides rail service for purchasers that want the efficiencies of using rail but lack a physical site positioned on a railroad, Jaguar Transport officials said in a news release.
Joplin, Missouri-based Jaguar Transport Holdings is a transportation and logistics company operating eight short line railroads and multiple other rail-served sites across the U.S.
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