9 December 2024
Newsletter: From 3 February 2025 no more PIN codes for import containers from the Far East and Oceania
Companies that handle import containers from the Far East and Oceania are next in line for participation in the Secure Chain in the port of Rotterdam. From the 3rd of February 2025, shipping lines and ship agents will only release containers from both shipping areas securely and reliably via the new method. PIN codes, which are […]
5 December 2024
Interview Port Implementation Programme: Public-private partnership against undermining
The implementation of the Secure Chain is a subproject within the comprehensive ‘Uitvoeringsagenda Haven’ (Port Implementation Programme). Project director Rien van der Steenoven explains the details of this joint public-private programme to combat undermining and underlines why the secure and reliable release of import containers constitutes such an important component in this. “Eliminating the PIN […]
24 October 2024
Press release: Deepsea shipping lines start with connecting Far East and Oceania to the Secure Chain
Rotterdam, 24 October 2024 – Companies that handle import containers from the Far East and Oceania are next in line for participation in the Secure Chain in the port of Rotterdam. The shipping lines and their ship agents have already started connecting these parties. As of the 3rd of February 2025, containers from both shipping […]
1 October 2024
Three questions for Hutchison Ports Delta II: ‘We only want legit parties at our terminal’
The verification of the operating carrier at the gate of a container terminal constitutes a separate component of the Secure Chain. This takes place using EAN numbers issued by Secure Logistics. The EAN number on the CargoCard of the visiting driver must match the EAN number specified in the pre-notification of the inland operator. Only […]
27 September 2024
Start operating carrier check at RWG
Automatic control at the terminal gate on the operating carrier. This new way of working always ensures that the right driver is given access to the terminal. Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG), as the fourth container terminal in Rotterdam, has started rolling out this final link in the Secure Chain. Starting from 1 October 2024, RWG […]
18 September 2024
Newsletter: Deadline 1 October rapidly approaching
The third phase of the implementation of the Secure Chain in the port of Rotterdam is in full swing. The container shipping lines are busily connecting companies with import containers from Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan. The deadline for this is the 1st of October 2024. Starting from this date, the shipping lines/ship […]
16 September 2024
Press release: 500,000 containers handled via Secure Chain already
Rotterdam, 16 September 2024 –This week, the 500,000th import container was securely and reliably handled via the Secure Chain in the port of Rotterdam. Shipping lines no longer issue PIN codes, which are susceptible to fraud, for these containers. The new operational approach has now become standard practice in Rotterdam for all import containers from […]
1 September 2024
Interview Port of Rotterdam Authority: ‘The strength of community management’
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is one of the initiators of the Secure Chain. “Through this initiative, we are making the port more secure and therefore more attractive,” says Matthijs van Doorn. According to the Vice President Commercial, the collaboration between parties in the logistics chain is yielding tangible results. “One should not want to […]
30 August 2024
Interview: COSCO Shipping aims to actively contribute to a secure port
As the agent in Rotterdam of the large Chinese shipping line, COSCO Shipping Netherlands on average handles fourteen deepsea vessels and feeders every week. To facilitate the release of incoming import containers, the company is switching to the Secure Chain, sailing area by sailing area. “Customers acknowledge that the Secure Chain contributes to solving a […]