After a successful pilot, Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) will implement 100% verification on the executing carrier as the final component of the Secure Chain starting Monday 3 February 2025. This joint initiative by governments and the business community aims to improve the digital resilience of port logistics chains, emphasizing a secure and reliable procedure for releasing and collecting import containers in Dutch ports.
The deepsea shipping lines that participate in the Secure Chain are working hard to ensure that their last remaining container flows will soon also be released using the new, secure approach. Depending on the shipping line, this involves intra-European cargo, feeder cargo and/or carrier haulage. Hapag-Lloyd, which started later using Secure Container Release, is currently […]
Matrans Rotterdam Terminal in the Eemhaven will soon participate in the Secure Chain. This follows the launch of a joint weekly service from COSCO Shipping and OOCL connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Europe.The two deepsea shipping lines can then also securely and reliably release their containers that arrive at Matrans for their customers and […]
“Thanks to the Secure Chain, we have not witnessed any incidents of smuggling or theft involving PIN code fraud since early 2025.” For Peter van Buijtenen, this is one of the most notable positive outcomes of the new operational approach in the port for releasing and collecting containers without the use of a PIN code. […]
