Logistics Community Brabant (LCB), Platform Veilig Ondernemen (PVO) Zeeland West-Brabant and PVO Oost-Brabant will jointly tackle security issues in Brabant's logistics sector. An intensive investigation will soon give entrepreneurs concrete tools to arm themselves against risks such as undermining, cybercrime and integrity issues.
The logistics sector plays a crucial role in Brabant's economy due to its strategic position, but precisely because of this it is vulnerable to criminal activity. Transport companies, warehouse operators and distribution centres are at risk of cargo theft, may unwittingly become involved in drug trafficking or money laundering, and are increasingly becoming targets of cyber attacks.
New innovations
PVO helps entrepreneurs protect themselves against crime through education, practical tools and public-private cooperation. By starting a collaboration with LCB -a knowledge network that brings entrepreneurs, government and research together to come up with new logistics innovations in North Brabant- a research component is now being added to that, which should lead to practical advice for the logistics sector .
"The logistics sector is the backbone of our economy, but at the same time it is under pressure from criminal organisations that want to abuse the sector," said Ruud Weijmans, community manager LCB Livable City. "By combining logistics knowledge and security expertise, we can provide entrepreneurs with practical tools that really help them move forward."
Active involvement
Central to the programme is the research by Jaedy Silva Lopes, student of Integral Safety Studies at Avans University of Applied Sciences. He will actively engage entrepreneurs, chain partners and experts from the logistics sector to find out what is really going on in practice: what are the concerns, where are the vulnerabilities and what do companies need to become more resilient?
The symbolic kick-off of the cooperation took place on 22 October 2025 at Vos Logistics in Oss. During this first meeting in East Brabant, Flip van Huizen, transport law lawyer, explained how 'fake carriers' operate in practice. He did so using examples according to the legal (liability) and practical (tools) framework. The attending logistics entrepreneurs shared their practical experiences and helped shape Jaedy's follow-up research using a mentimeter.
Second kick-off
A second kick-off at Jan de Rijk in Roosendaal for West Brabant will follow on 29 October, again actively involving entrepreneurs from the sector. The input of logistics service providers is crucial to the success of this programme. They know the daily practice, know where the pain points are and can best indicate which solutions are workable. Allowing transport companies, warehouse operators and distribution centres to think along from the start and to use their knowledge results in advice that matches the reality on the shop floor.
Results and recommendations will be presented at a final meeting in January 2026.
Want to know more about security? Then come to Logistica Next on 4-6 November 2025 at Jaarbeurs, Utrecht. Register for free here.
