What is changing in the process of releasing and collecting import containers at the Port of Rotterdam and what does this mean for you in concrete terms?
Portbase is organising several live demos.
This explains Portbase’s role in the Secure Chain, how the Portbase services work and how you can connect to make the release and collection of import containers safer and more reliable.
It is important that your logistics chain is informed. So feel free to invite your partners.
Following the successful implementation of the Secure Chain in the deepsea sector, the focus has now shifted to the shortsea sector in the port of Rotterdam. The kick-off for this took place in late November. In January 2026, eight shortsea shipping lines will commence a pilot for the secure and reliable release of incoming containers […]
Albrecht Meeusen of the Association of Rotterdam Shipbrokers and Agents (Vereniging van Rotterdamse Cargadoors, VRC), Peter de Graaf of Portbase and Jan Janse of the Rotterdam Seaport Police are in full agreement: the close cooperation between the business community and authorities was essential to successfully connecting the deepsea sector to the Secure Chain. All three […]
Now that the deepsea sector has been successfully connected to the Secure Chain, participation of the shortsea sector is the logical next step for the Port of Rotterdam Authority.Strengthening the resilience of the port is a key priority for the Port Authority and considerable attention is being devoted to this in several ways. Programme Manager […]
