U-FREIGHT in Hong Kong has gained TAPA security accreditation for its recently opened logistics warehouse at Yuen Long, close to the border with mainland China.

This follows the July 2007 re-certification of U-Freight's Hong Kong import and logistics warehouse at Kwai Chung, as well as the recent accreditation of its Shanghai logistics hub, a company statement said.

U-Freight's facilities at Changi Logistics Centre and Changi Airfreight Centre in Singapore are also accredited to the Transported Asset Protection Association, Freight Security Requirements, 2007 Revision, or TAPA FSR 2007.

The Asia-based provider of international freight forwarding services said in the statement that it "sees the TAPA accreditation scheme as a means of proving that it is committed to maintaining a secure environment, preserving the integrity of each of its freight facilities around the world and protecting its customers' assets at every stage of the transportation process".

According to Simon Wong, chief executive officer of the U-Freight Group, "Certification and membership of TAPA complements our existing security arrangements and provides a globally acknowledged standard for the protection of goods in transit."

To achieve accreditation at Yuen Long, auditors from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) were called in to assess whether the logistics hub's security operations, management system and related trucking operations conform to the most recent TAPA FSR 2007 requirements.

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