Miami Branch becomes 19th Nippon Express location to earn TAPA Class A certification

The Miami Branch of Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. (Kenryo Senda, President), a US subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Masanori Kawai, President), on November 17 was awarded Class A certification by TAPA for meeting that organization's world-recognized security standards for cargo handling.

TAPA is the acronym for the Transported Asset Protection Association, a non-profit association of security professionals and security managers at high-tech and household appliance companies originally founded in the US in 1997 and now active around the globe. The standards established by TAPA are also used to improve the level of safety in the transport industry, and they are regarded worldwide as the premier guidelines for practical security and safety methodology. Clients, especially those in high-tech industries, have come to demand that transport companies also satisfy TAPA standards.

TAPA offers three levels of certification with increasingly strict requirements from Class C to Class A; the Miami Branch was awarded the highest (Class A) certification.

The Branch's facilities have been equipped with surveillance cameras and an access control system, and security guards have been deployed to ensure an even higher level of security. The Miami Branch serves as an important gateway for the Nippon Express Group in the transport of cargo to Latin America, and this certification offers customers greater assurance of secure and high-quality service.

The Miami Branch is the 6th Nippon Express location in the US and the 19th in the Group's worldwide network to be certified by TAPA.