Newsletter: Deepsea shipping lines near completion with Secure Chain - Vertrouwensketen

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 still catching up in terms of deepsea traffic. The entire deepsea process is expected to be completed by the end of the summer.

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  • Interview
    4 December 2025

    The Secure Chain demonstrates the power of collaboration

    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 […]

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  • Interview

    Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes focus on shortsea

    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 […]

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  • News

    First shortsea shipping line connected to the Secure Chain

    CMA CGM Short Sea Lines (SSL) Intra North Europe is the first shortsea shipping line in Rotterdam to switch to the Secure Chain. Soon, shortsea containers will always be released to customers securely and reliably, without the need for PIN codes. Since SSL is part of CMA CGM, it uses the same computer system as […]

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