Theft

Stolen chassis ring busted at Port of LA

A suspect has been arrested following a monthslong investigation into the theft of $600,000 worth of container chassis at the Port of Los Angeles.

Officers with the Los Angeles Port Police Criminal Investigation Section and the Los Angeles Police Department Commercial Crimes Unit arrested a suspect during a probe that led to a facility in Gardena, California, where 24 likely stolen chassis were recovered, the port said in a release.

The identity of the suspect, a male in his 20s, was not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stolen-chassis-ring-busted-at-port-of-la

CargoNet warns of increased cargo theft risk during Thanksgiving holiday

The risk of cargo theft is expected to increase during Thanksgiving, according to CargoNet, which urges transportation companies to be vigilant during the holiday.

The cargo theft prevention company, which manages an information-sharing system about such thefts, reported that significant thefts typically occur from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the following Monday.

“This is one of the most interesting times of the year because of the delay,” said CargoNet Vice President of Operations...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargonet-warns-of-increased-cargo-theft-risk-during-thanksgiving-holiday

Say it ain’t so, Joe

Biden reportedly won’t block ILA strike

Reuters quoted a Biden administration official as saying, “We’ve never invoked Taft-Hartley to break a strike and are not considering doing so now.”

That must be making shippers incrementally more concerned. For all the threatening words from representatives of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) that they will strike on Oct. 1 without a contract, many industry observers have suggested that it ultimately may not matter to supply chains...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/say-it-aint-so-joe

Man charged with posing as carrier agent, nabbing $9.5M in goods

A Chicago man faces federal charges after authorities say he posed as a carrier agent, duping companies into releasing shipments to him and making off with more than $9.5 million in goods. 

Aivaras Zigmantas, a 39-year-old Lithuanian national who has lived in the Chicago area and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly posing as an agent for carriers and stealing shipments that were released to him. He intended to steal $13.5 million in goods and actually...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/man-charged-with-posing-as-carrier-agent-nabbing-9-5m-in-goods

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