2 October 2025
Harbour Master René de Vries: ‘Secure Chain makes the port more resilient’
“Undermining is a multi-headed monster. And thanks to the Secure Chain, one of those heads has now been cut off.” As (State) Harbour Master of Rotterdam, René de Vries notes that the new, secure and reliable approach to releasing containers has put an end to the issue of PIN code fraud. “The Secure Chain helps […]
1 October 2025
Head of the Seaport Police Rotterdam Jan Janse: ‘PIN code fraud eliminated overnight’
“We’ve experienced hundreds of incidents involving PIN code fraud in the port in the past,” says Jan Janse, Head of Seaport Police Rotterdam. “But with the introduction of the Secure Chain for container cargo from South America, the issue was eliminated overnight.” According to Janse, the Secure Chain is a prime example of a successful […]
19 August 2025
Matrans latest terminal in the Secure Chain
Matrans Rotterdam Terminal in the Eemhaven participates in the Secure Chain. This follows the launch of a joint weekly service from COSCO Shipping and OOCL connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Europe.The two deepsea shipping lines can then also securely and reliably release their containers that arrive at Matrans for their customers and making them […]
26 June 2025
Newsletter: Deepsea shipping lines near completion with Secure Chain
The deepsea shipping lines that participate in the Secure Chain are working hard to ensure that their last remaining container flows will soon also be released using the new, secure approach. Depending on the shipping line, this involves intra-European cargo, feeder cargo and/or carrier haulage. Hapag-Lloyd, which started later using Secure Container Release, is currently […]
23 June 2025
Interview Peter van Buijtenen, Regional Director of Customs for the port of Rotterdam:Customs sees end to PIN code fraud
“Thanks to the Secure Chain, we have not witnessed any incidents of smuggling or theft involving PIN code fraud since early 2025.” For Peter van Buijtenen, this is one of the most notable positive outcomes of the new operational approach in the port for releasing and collecting containers without the use of a PIN code. […]
5 June 2025
Press release: All deepsea terminals at the Maasvlakte now verify operating carrier
Rotterdam, June 2, 2025 – An automatic check at the gate ensures that only the correct driver is granted access to the terminal. This so-called verification of the operating carrier has now been implemented at all deepsea terminals at Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte. This further minimises the risk of misuse during the container collection process. Each deepsea […]
8 May 2025
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II introduces operating carrier control
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has started automatic gate control on the operating carrier.
8 April 2025
Interview with industry organisation Fenex: ‘We should take more pride in the Secure Chain’
As the industry organisation representing forwarders, Fenex is one of the co-initiators of the Secure Chain. Cuno Vat, Chairman of Fenex and CEO of Neele-Vat, is enthusiastic about the collaboration. “The Secure Chain is primarily aimed at improving security in the port of Rotterdam, but it also lays the groundwork for various new methods of […]
22 March 2025
Newsletter: End to PIN codes for all intercontinental import containers
A significant milestone for the secure and reliable release and collection of import containers in Rotterdam. Recently, the Far East and Oceania were connected to the Secure Chain as well. The new operational approach now applies to all intercontinental container cargo arriving at the port of Rotterdam. Deepsea shipping lines and their ship agents will […]