22 March 2024
Containers Hapag-Lloyd and Marfret also handled via Secure Chain
To facilitate the secure and reliable release of import containers in the port of Rotterdam, Hapag-Lloyd is switching from the use of Secure Container Release (SCR) to the Secure Chain. Marfret has decided to start using the Secure Chain as well. Both shipping lines will inform their customers in more detail about this in the coming weeks.
22 March 2024
EAN numbers represent reliability
It recently became daily practice: an automatic check at the terminal gate to verify whether the visiting driver is affiliated with the inland operator that has submitted the pre-notification via Portbase. As the final step in the Secure Chain, the ECT Delta terminal and the ECT Euromax terminal introduced the check on the 1st of […]
20 March 2024
ECT terminals verify operating carrier at the gate
Since the 1st of March, the ECT Delta terminal and the ECT Euromax terminal (both part of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam) have been verifying at the gate whether the inland operator that comes to collect a container – the operating carrier – corresponds to the inland operator as specified in the digital pre-notification of the visit […]
14 February 2024
Newsletter: Rollout Secure Chain in full swing
More and more import containers from Latin America are being handled securely and reliably in Rotterdam via the Secure Chain. Of course, all relevant parties in the logistics chain need to familiarise themselves with this new operational approach that renders PIN codes obsolete. For the most part, the introduction is running smoothly though. Companies understand […]
12 February 2024
MSC: ‘The Secure Chain is the new, reliable standard’
As a market leader, shipping line MSC is expeditiously working on the introduction of the Secure Chain in Rotterdam. “Security is an aspect on which no party in the logistics chain should want to compete or make concessions. The Secure Chain offers a clear solution that functions identically for all parties involved. PIN codes will become a thing of the past.”
31 January 2024
Container terminals in Rotterdam to commence verification operating carrier
Secure-chain.eu – Five major terminal operators in the port of Rotterdam will check at the gate whether the inland operator that comes to collect a container – the operating carrier – matches the inland operator as specified in the digital pre-notification via the Port Community System of Portbase. This automatic verification is performed by comparing the […]
24 January 2024
All container cargo from Latin America released without PIN via the Secure Chain as of March 31
Secure-chain.eu – As of the 31st of March 2024, shipping lines/ship agents will securely and reliably release all import containers arriving in the port of Rotterdam from Latin America without a PIN code via the Secure Chain. Any link in the logistics chain that is not ready for this in time will not be able to […]
11 January 2024
TAR/RCI obligation for road transport
ect.nl – We would like to inform you that the use of the TAR/RCI number will become mandatory on the ECT Delta and the ECT Euromax terminal by March 2024 at the latest. Without a correct TAR/RCI, you or your driver cannot enter the terminal. What does this obligation entail? At this time, TAR/RCI can […]
27 November 2023
Port logistics sector joins forces in Secure Chain
secure-chain.eu – A more secure and reliable collection and release of import containers in the Dutch ports. To make this possible, the business community and the authorities have jointly initiated the Secure Chain. The Secure Chain will first be introduced in Rotterdam. Every link in the logistics chain has a role to play in the […]