Primarily, the new approach to releasing and collecting containers is initiated by the port business community, which also bears responsibility for the initiative. The Dutch government considers this matter highly important and supports these measures. For example, the Dutch and Belgian governments, the municipalities of Rotterdam and Antwerp as well as the managements of the shipping lines MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, Hapag Lloyd and Seatrade signed the ‘Declaration on the fight against cross-border organised drug crime’ in February 2023. This declaration features concrete agreements pertaining to the joint fight against organised crime in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. Among other things, this is reflected in the Implementation Agenda for the Port of Rotterdam.