Northeast Cargo Security Council (NECSC) Launches to Unite Industry Leaders and Strengthen Supply Chain Security Across the Northeast

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Northeast, USA — February 2026 The Northeast Cargo Security Council (NECSC) today announced its official formation, establishing a new, independent industry organization focused on combating cargo theft, strengthening transportation security, and advancing operational resilience across the Northeast supply chain corridor.

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Created in response to the rapid rise of organized cargo crime and increasing pressure on freight networks, NECSC brings together shippers, carriers, logistics providers, retailers, manufacturers, insurers, and law enforcement partners in a collaborative forum built around real-world execution. The Council is designed to close the gap between intelligence and action—providing a trusted environment where operational leaders can share insights, align prevention strategies, and address risk collectively.

 

NECSC was formed by practitioners who have lived the realities of transportation loss, operational disruption, and fragmented communication. Its purpose is straightforward: connect the people responsible for protecting freight, improve the flow of actionable intelligence, and help organizations move faster from awareness to prevention.

Membership is open to organizations directly involved in moving, securing, insuring, or investigating cargo. The Council is intentionally cross-functional, recognizing that cargo theft does not operate in silos—and neither can prevention.

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A Board of Directors has been established to guide the organization’s strategic direction, support membership growth, and oversee programming centered on intelligence sharing, prevention frameworks, and industry alignment. The Board is comprised of experienced supply chain, security, transportation, insurance, and risk professionals committed to advancing cargo protection through collaboration and operational discipline.

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Honoring the Foundation

NECSC proudly builds on the legacy of the Eastern Region Transportation Security Council (ERTSC), founded in 1990 by four corporate security managers to combat cargo theft across the Northeastern United States. For more than three decades, ERTSC partnered closely with organizations including the New Jersey State Police and the FBI Newark Field Office, strengthening collaboration between law enforcement and the transportation industry throughout the region.

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Although ERTSC concluded operations in 2020 after 30 years of service, a new generation of supply chain stakeholders is now carrying that mission forward—bringing together veteran members alongside new voices under the rebranded Northeast Cargo Security Council.

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NECSC honors that foundation while embracing today’s realities of organized cargo crime, digital risk, and increasingly complex freight networks. Its goal is to foster an open, collaborative environment where security, loss prevention, and cargo protection professionals—locally and nationwide—can share experience, exchange intelligence, and learn from one another.

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NECSC will host regional intelligence briefings, member working sessions, and collaborative forums throughout 2026, focused on emerging theft trends, operational vulnerabilities, and practical mitigation strategies.

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“The supply chain doesn’t fail because of a lack of tools—it fails when information stays fragmented,” said Maurizio Scrofani, Interim Co-Chairman of the Northeast Cargo Security Council. “NECSC was created to bring operators, security professionals, and law enforcement partners into one trusted environment where collaboration becomes prevention. This is about turning decades of experience into coordinated action for the industry.”

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Founding membership is now open.

Organizations interested in participating can learn more at:
https://www.necsc.co