Mexico's shipping industry taps tech to mitigate rising cargo theft

Mexico's shipping industry taps tech to mitigate rising cargo theft
Hugh R. Morley Aug 07, 2018

MEXICO CITY — Rising cargo theft in Mexico is pushing shippers, railroads, and truckers to tap technology for protection as the cargo industry awaits to see whether the pledge by the country’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to fight corruption and violence will translate into improved freight security.

The most advanced uses of track-and-trace technology in Mexico — which is focused elsewhere in the world increasingly on providing greater supply chain and equipment visibility — center primarily on monitoring the movement of cargo for signs of an attack. With that information, the shipper can alert authorities in an effort to stop the theft, speakers at the JOC Mexico Trade Forum in Mexico City said last week.

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