After a successful pilot, Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) will implement 100% verification on the executing carrier as the final component of the Secure Chain starting Monday 3 February 2025. This joint initiative by governments and the business community aims to improve the digital resilience of port logistics chains, emphasizing a secure and reliable procedure for releasing and collecting import containers in Dutch ports.
“We’ve experienced hundreds of incidents involving PIN code fraud in the port in the past,” says Jan Janse, Chief of Rotterdam Seaport Police. “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 […]
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 […]
