In this knowledge article we explain how you can receive a commercial release within the Secure Chain, how to recognize this and how to inform yourself. There are 2 ways in which your organization is linked to the Secure Chain (and thus the commercial release).
In order to understand this article properly, we expect you to be familiar with the Secure Chain via this Quick Start Guide and this article. And that you are already familiar with the basic functionalities of CC via the Quick Start Guide and/or this series of articles.
Option 1: You are the ‚Release-to party‘ for this chain and receive the commercial release directly from the shipping company. The Secure Chain cannot start until your organization has been verified by the shipping company. This process is explained in this knowledge article.
Option 2: You have been designated as a ‚Cargo Director‘ for this chain and receive the commercial release from the ‚Release-to party‘ or from another ‚Cargo Director‘.
Receiving releases
You will receive a commercial release per container. You can recognize this by a container because it shows its status within the Secure Chain in the main screen.
Container without commercial release:
Container with commercial release:
Secure Chain pop-up
Click on the icon and you will see from whom, and when, you have received the commercial release. In the following knowledge article we will explain how to process this.
E-mail notifications
There are a number of email notifications available within Cargo Controller that can warn you if you are not logged in and a commercial release has become available for your organization within the Secure Chain. Read here how to set this up.