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As of 31 March 2024, participating shipping lines/ship agents in Rotterdam will only release incoming container cargo from Latin America securely and reliably via the Secure Chain. Are you ready for this in your capacity as a shipper, forwarder or inland operator? The shipping lines/ship agents will no longer issue PIN codes for cargo from […]

Since the 1st of March, the ECT Delta terminal and the ECT Euromax terminal (both part of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam) have been verifying at the gate whether the inland operator that comes to collect a container – the operating carrier – corresponds to the inland operator as specified in the digital pre-notification of the visit

More and more import containers from Latin America are being handled securely and reliably in Rotterdam via the Secure Chain. Of course, all relevant parties in the logistics chain need to familiarise themselves with this new operational approach that renders PIN codes obsolete. For the most part, the introduction is running smoothly though. Companies understand

Secure-chain.eu – Five major terminal operators in the port of Rotterdam will check at the gate whether the inland operator that comes to collect a container – the operating carrier – matches the inland operator as specified in the digital pre-notification via the Port Community System of Portbase. This automatic verification is performed by comparing the

Secure-chain.eu – As of the 31st of March 2024, shipping lines/ship agents will securely and reliably release all import containers arriving in the port of Rotterdam from Latin America without a PIN code via the Secure Chain. Any link in the logistics chain that is not ready for this in time will not be able to

ect.nl – We would like to inform you that the use of the TAR/RCI number will become mandatory on the ECT Delta and the ECT Euromax terminal by March 2024 at the latest. Without a correct TAR/RCI, you or your driver cannot enter the terminal. What does this obligation entail? At this time, TAR/RCI can

secure-chain.eu – A more secure and reliable collection and release of import containers in the Dutch ports. To make this possible, the business community and the authorities have jointly initiated the Secure Chain. The Secure Chain will first be introduced in Rotterdam. Every link in the logistics chain has a role to play in the

evofenedex.nl – The Secure Chain is a new digital import container release process. This is because the existing container import process no longer meets the desired standards for physical and digital security. After a successful practical test, work is now in full swing on implementation. The Secure Chain has been developed for shipping lines/shipagents, shippers,