The technical implementation of the Secure Chain runs via the Port Community System of Portbase. All shipping lines/ship agents and many logistics service providers and inland operators already utilise Portbase’s services. For these existing services, they pay a subscription fee and a usage fee based on cost recovery. For the release and collection of containers via the Secure Chain, Portbase has managed to expand the relevant services with an additional authorisation layer in a cost-neutral way thanks to external financing.
To ensure the continuity and further development of releasing import containers through the Secure Chain, Portbase is now asking participating shipping lines/ship agents for a contribution of €0.50 per container. For other links in the chain that already operate through Portbase, usage of the services for the Secure Chain continues to be cost-neutral.
Shippers and forwarders new to Portbase can choose between the paid service Cargo Controller (with many extras) and the free basic service Cargo Release Manager. The latter service has been specifically designed for companies with only one or a few containers. For more information, please contact Portbase. Any required API interfaces involve separate fees related to the services provided by the company’s software vendor.