Cargo Thieves Get More Sophisticated By Going Back To The Basics

Jackie A Van Laningham is a attorney in in Holland & Knight's from the Jacksonville office

Technology in today's world has radically changed the threats that companies face. In the transportation industry, technology is increasingly used by cargo thieves when they break into shipping containers. While an amateur will crudely force his way into a trailer or container, the professional ring will want to conceal as much as possible about when, where, and how the theft occurred. The cargo seal thus becomes a necessary target, because it is the easiest way for a shipper to identify when and where his cargo has been tampered with. A few highly skilled career criminals can separate the traditional cargo seal and re-install it with a soldering gun. But now, unskilled thieves have begun to use 3D printing to replicate seals.