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.
In 2026, shortsea shipping lines have made rapid progress in joining the Secure Chain. Four shipping lines are currently live. These are, in order, CMA CGM Short Sea Lines Intra North Europe, Boluda Lines, Mann Lines and Sea-Cargo Agencies. They now only release containers arriving in Rotterdam at Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals and Matrans Rotterdam Terminal […]
“Releasing containers is now even easier than it was with our own system,” notes Arjen van den Bos, Customer Service Specialist at Boluda Lines. Since the end of March 2026, the shortsea shipping line has been connected to the web version of the Secure Chain. “Because we were one of the first parties in the […]
Boluda Lines Rotterdam B.V. en Mann Lines Logistics zijn de volgende twee shortsea-rederijen die op de Vertrouwensketen aansluiten. Hun in Rotterdam binnenkomende containers stellen zij binnenkort alleen nog – zónder pincode – veilig en betrouwbaar vrij via de nieuwe werkwijze. De twee rederijen vragen klanten en hun ketenpartners om via Portbase hiervoor klaar te zijn.
