{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cargo Theft","description":"Cargo theft is the unlawful taking of goods during transit or at warehouses and logistics facilities – through organized heists, vehicle hijacking, or systematic small-scale pilferage. Its defining feature is criminal intent: unlike transport damage, theft involves deliberate planning, often by organised crime networks with inside knowledge of routes and schedules. High-value commodities – electronics, pharmaceuticals, spirits, tobacco – face the greatest exposure, and certain motorway corridors","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cargo-theft","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:32:39.552619","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cargo-theft.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cargo-theft","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cargo Theft · Cargo theft is the unlawful taking of goods during transit or at warehouses and logistics facilities – through organized heists, vehicle hijacking, or systematic small-scale pilferage. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cargo-theft.asp"}