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.
The 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.
The 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
The 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®
On 7 February 2023, MSC Belgium introduced ID-based container pick-up, at MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp.
MSC 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.
CMA 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.
T-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.
Contargo Road first party in the Netherlands to integrate interface between T-Mining and Modality and with that anticipate CPu guidelines.
UTURN - 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.
De 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.
Press 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.
Shipex: "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."
Aankondiging door MSC Belgium: Secure Container Release gebruikers kunnen nu veilig en pincode-vrij werken, en zijn in regel met CPu
Bart 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."
"Employees who have access to sensitive information also run the risk of being approached by people with malicious intentions. Everyone in the chain who has access to susceptible information is at stake. Therefore, this problem is universal."
Press Release by Port of Rotterdam: This week, various parties in Rotterdam will be launching a new pilot project, in which containers are handled and released without a PIN code: a widely used verification method in this transport segment. The project revolves around a new application, Secure Container Release, which replaces the PIN code with a digital signal: a solution that is significantly less susceptible to fraud.
Announcement by T-Mining: Today we are proud that Secure Container Release is 100 days in production, making the release process of thousands of import containers secure and efficient.
Flows: Manuport Logistics en Van Moer stappen over naar de nieuwe Secure Container Release-applicatie van MSC Belgium. De rederij nam het voortouw in de beveiliging van de containertrafiek op basis van blockchaintechnologie in de Antwerpse haven.
Announcement by MSC Belgium: In light of constant innovation and increased security, MSC is going that extra mile in releasing its containers. Together with T-Mining, MSC introduced a blockchain enabled container release process.
CB-Insights: T-Mining first startup to initiate proof-of-concept on Secure Container Release in Port of Antwerp.
L’Echo: T-Mining, jeune start-up belge, entend s’attaquer aux vols de containeurs et à la charge administrative dans la logistique avec sa technologie.
De Tijd: Antwerpse havenbedrijven willen de technologie achter de bitcoin gebruiken om containeroverslag veiliger te maken.
Press Release by Port of Antwerp: T-Mining is currently working on a pilot project that will make container handling in the port of Antwerp more efficient and secure. Using blockchain technology, processes that involve several parties – carriers, terminals, forwarders, hauliers, drivers, shippers etc. – are securely digitised without any central middleman being involved.
Trends: Antwerpen wil een hoofdstad van het internet der dingen worden. T-Mining, dat werkt aan een pilotproject in de haven, is een van de start-ups die dat mogelijk moeten maken.
Datanews: Het is moeilijk data te transfereren als u de ander niet honderd procent vertrouwt, of wanneer u niet zeker bent wat verder met de informatie kan gebeuren. Dankzij blockchain verandert dat en de Antwerpse start-up T-Mining zet de technologie meteen in om het containerverkeer in en om de haven van Antwerpen te verbeteren.