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Harbour Master René de Vries: ‘Secure Chain makes the port more resilient’

“Undermining is a multi-headed monster. And thanks to the Secure Chain, one of those heads has now been cut off.” As (State) Harbour Master of Rotterdam, René de Vries notes that the new, secure and reliable approach to releasing containers has put an end to the issue of PIN code fraud. “The Secure Chain helps […]

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Head of the Seaport Police Rotterdam Jan Janse: ‘PIN code fraud eliminated overnight’

“We’ve experienced hundreds of incidents involving PIN code fraud in the port in the past,” says Jan Janse, Head of Seaport Police Rotterdam. “But with the introduction of the Secure Chain for container cargo from South America, the issue was eliminated overnight.” According to Janse, the Secure Chain is a prime example of a successful

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Interview Peter van Buijtenen, Regional Director of Customs for the port of Rotterdam:Customs sees end to PIN code fraud

“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.

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Interview with industry organisation Fenex: ‘We should take more pride in the Secure Chain’

As the industry organisation representing forwarders, Fenex is one of the co-initiators of the Secure Chain. Cuno Vat, Chairman of Fenex and CEO of Neele-Vat, is enthusiastic about the collaboration. “The Secure Chain is primarily aimed at improving security in the port of Rotterdam, but it also lays the groundwork for various new methods of

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Interview Port Implementation Programme: Public-private partnership against undermining

The implementation of the Secure Chain is a subproject within the comprehensive ‘Uitvoeringsagenda Haven’ (Port Implementation Programme). Project director Rien van der Steenoven explains the details of this joint public-private programme to combat undermining and underlines why the secure and reliable release of import containers constitutes such an important component in this. “Eliminating the PIN

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Three questions for Hutchison Ports Delta II: ‘We only want legit parties at our terminal’

The verification of the operating carrier at the gate of a container terminal constitutes a separate component of the Secure Chain. This takes place using EAN numbers issued by Secure Logistics. The EAN number on the CargoCard of the visiting driver must match the EAN number specified in the pre-notification of the inland operator. Only

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Interview Port of Rotterdam Authority: ‘The strength of community management’

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is one of the initiators of the Secure Chain. “Through this initiative, we are making the port more secure and therefore more attractive,” says Matthijs van Doorn. According to the Vice President Commercial, the collaboration between parties in the logistics chain is yielding tangible results. “One should not want to

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Interview: COSCO Shipping aims to actively contribute to a secure port

As the agent in Rotterdam of the large Chinese shipping line, COSCO Shipping Netherlands on average handles fourteen deepsea vessels and feeders every week. To facilitate the release of incoming import containers, the company is switching to the Secure Chain, sailing area by sailing area. “Customers acknowledge that the Secure Chain contributes to solving a

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Interview Modality: ‘No need to worry about Secure Chain obligations via API’

All the links in the logistics chain are able to easily participate in the Secure Chain. If a single container is involved, the web will suffice; for larger volumes, a system interface is ideal. Modality, which supplies software for intermodal container logistics, has already provided numerous customers with an extension of their existing API interface

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