Forwarder Securely receive your digital releases As a forwarder or logistics service provider using the Secure Chain, you receive the release granting the right to collect your import container either from your principal or directly from the shipping line/ship agent if you are their customer. This secure digital process takes place via the Port Community
Shipper Receive your releases digitally and securely As a customer of the shipping line/ship agent, you will now receive the release – meaning the right to collect your import container – securely and digitally. This takes place via the Port Community System of Portbase. You will no longer receive an email with a PIN code.
Shipping line/ship agent Secure and reliable releases start with you In the Secure Chain, you digitally send the release for an import container to your customer (the so-called release-to-party), usually the shipper or the forwarder/logistics service provider. You use Portbase’s Port Community System for this. The customer no longer receives a PIN code from you.
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The solution From unknown to authorised For the secure and reliable release and collection of containers, the Secure Chain creates a closed logistics chain from the shipping line/ship agent via the shipper, forwarder and inland operator to the container terminal. This chain comprises only known, authorised parties. Portbase has been asked to make it easy
Ultimately, the way in which the Secure Chain works is quite straightforward; however, the process leading up to this proved extensive and time-consuming. Think of creating awareness throughout the entire logistics chain among a large number of different parties, for example, and process analysis, coordination with the community, realisation, testing, etc. Furthermore, a completely new
In a ‘closed’ logistics chain, only authorised and familiar parties exchange ‘need-to-know’ data with each other in a secure manner. PIN codes, which are susceptible to fraud, are eliminated from the process. Parties digitally communicate the authorisation to collect a container to one another.
What does a more secure logistics chain mean for the participating companies? Read article
In the Secure Chain, the authorisation to collect a container is transferred digitally from one link to the next. Only known and authorised parties can view specific information and perform actions. PIN codes, which are susceptible to fraud, are eliminated from the logistics process. As a result, logistics chains become less susceptible to crime and
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Carrier haulage is an integral part of the Secure Chain. If you, in your capacity as an inland operator, have questions about carrier haulage, then please contact your shipping line/ship agent.
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