As container shipping continues to digitalise, securing the container release process remains a key challenge for carriers, terminals and logistics providers. With interoperability, cybersecurity and industry-wide standardisation increasingly in focus, Antonia Saratsopoulou, Managing Editor at Container News, spoke with Nico Wauters, CEO of T-Mining, about the vulnerabilities of current container release processes, the shift away from PIN codes, and the challenges of establishing a secure and interoperable global standard.
Read MoreThe Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) announces that T-Mining has joined its DCSA+ partnership programme to help advance interoperable digital standards and accelerate the adoption of standards-based Secure Container Release (SCR) across the container shipping industry.
Read More“Walk into a major European seaport and you will see the investment in security everywhere: fences, cameras, smart gates, patrols, all designed to keep cargo safe. Yet when a container is released the process in most ports still hinges on a single PIN code. This code is the digital key to the container, passed from carrier to forwarder, from forwarder to haulier, and eventually to the driver.
Read MoreThe Antwerp scale-up T-Mining uses blockchain technology in the fight against PIN code fraud, which criminals use to smuggle drugs through the port. A new contract with the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd heralds its internationalizatio
Read MoreThe Port of Limburg, a new container terminal in Genk, aims to become the safest inland port in the Benelux, thanks to a unique collaboration with SCR and itsme®
Read MoreOn 7 February 2023, MSC Belgium introduced ID-based container pick-up, at MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp.
Read MoreMSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the first shipping company in the world to launch ID-based container pick-up, following a successful test phase with Van Moer Logistics and MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in 2022. This technology allows MSC containers to be released for transport using ID and biometric data, rather than a PIN code, improving security across the supply chain.
Read MoreCMA CGM announced today the completion of the Secure Container Release implementation in the Port of Antwerp. As from today, CMA CGM will replace the traditional PIN codes with blockchain-enabled tokens. By doing so, CMA CGM introduces a more secure way of working to all its employees and clients involved, and digitizes the container release process for all parties involved.
Read MoreT-Mining and CMA CGM announce today the start of the integration of Secure Container Release in the Port of Antwerp. This innovative tool provides a more secure and safe solution to all employees and clients involved in the container import release process. Replacing the traditional PIN codes with blockchain-enabled tokens will improve safety and security while providing a more streamlined and digitized process.
Read MoreContargo Road first party in the Netherlands to integrate interface between T-Mining and Modality and with that anticipate CPu guidelines.
Read MoreUTURN - een platform voor de matching van transportopdrachten - en T-Mining - het bedrijf achter de Secure Container Release oplossing - kondigen vandaag aan dat beide oplossingen werden gekoppeld. Op die manier kunnen klanten en transporteurs die van het UTURN matching-platform gebruik maken, de bijhorende digitale pickup rechten voor containers veilig en geautomatiseerd doorgeven.
Read MoreDe rederij Hapag-Lloyd start met de uitrol van 'Secure Container Release' in de haven van Rotterdam. Van een toepassing van die applicatie voor beveiligde containertrafiek, ontwikkeld door T-Mining, is in de Antwerpse haven nog geen sprake.
Read MorePress Release by Go4Logistics: Van Moer and Molenbergnatie are the first to be using T-Mining’s Secure Container Release (SCR) API solution, and thanks to integration with the Go4TMS Transport Management System from Go4Logistics, the container release process is now fully automated.
Read MoreShipex: "There is a tremendous need for advanced safety within container handling. SCR is a concrete and tangible innovation for a problem that has long been waiting to be solved. Today SCR is, therefore, the only alternative to PIN codes."
Read MoreAankondiging door MSC Belgium: Secure Container Release gebruikers kunnen nu veilig en pincode-vrij werken, en zijn in regel met CPu
Read MoreBart Scheurweghs has been a believer from the start of Secure Container Release (SCR). "With the SCR API, forwarders and carriers can take a giant leap forward in the field of digitization. SCR is about more than just safety; I see many opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements."
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