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 no longer issue fraud-sensitive PIN codes. From now on, containers can only be collected from deepsea terminals through the Secure Chain.
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
