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 […]
5 July 2024
Newsletter: Africa, Middle East, India and Pakistan up next
The rollout of the Secure Chain is entering the next phase. As of the 1stof October 2024, container cargo from Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan can only be collected at the port of Rotterdam via the Secure Chain. From that date on, the major shipping lines will no longer issue PIN codes. Containers […]
2 July 2024
Interview Modality: ‘No need to worry about Secure Chain obligations via API’
All the links in the logistics chain are able to easily participate in the Secure Chain. If a single container is involved, the web will suffice; for larger volumes, a system interface is ideal. Modality, which supplies software for intermodal container logistics, has already provided numerous customers with an extension of their existing API interface […]
24 June 2024
Press release: Secure collection of containers from Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan also without a PIN code as of October 1
Rotterdam embarks on next phase Secure Chain Rotterdam, 24 June 2024 – From the 1st of October 2024, container cargo from Africa, the Middle East, India and Pakistan can only be collected via the Secure Chain in the port of Rotterdam. Starting from this date, the major shipping lines will no longer issue PIN codes. […]
5 June 2024
Check on operating carrier step by step live at Hutchison Ports Delta II
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. Hutchison Ports Delta II on the Maasvlakte, as the third container terminal in Rotterdam, has started rolling out this final link in the Secure Chain. The check is […]
30 April 2024
Press release: No more PIN code for containers from North America as of 1 July
Rotterdam takes next step in implementation Secure Chain Rotterdam, 30 April 2024 – As of the 1st of July 2024, container cargo arriving in Rotterdam from North America will only be securely and reliably released via the Secure Chain. From this date on, the major shipping lines will no longer issue pin codes for containers originating […]