We would like to keep you informed about developments in our services. These release notes provide you with information about new features, changes and developments in our services.
Dear shipping agents, I would like to inform you of the following: Untreated sewage The waste category ‘Sewage’ will be changed to ‘Untreated sewage’. A new version of the Excel upload formulier is available to the captain for this purpose. You should use this from Monday 7 April 2025. The old version will no longer […]
From February 17, users will switch to the new service environments in 3 groups. As indicated in the previous release note, you will receive a week in advance when this applies to your organization. This release note is when your organization has switched. What does this mean for you? Step-by-step plan for Arrival Notification […]
From Monday 10th of February onward, pre-notification through the Portbase service Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Road is possible at Hanseatic Global Terminals Rotterdam Depot B.V. (previously known as Hapag Lloyd depot Waalhaven). Initially you can pre-notify without any obligation. After the pre-notification, you will automatically receive the containers’ status information and a TAR code. Use […]
A long-cherished wish and most requested functionality by the Portbase Community will finally become reality in the coming weeks: The earlier tracking of cargo can be provided with current ETA and ETD without an import manifest! When the time comes, we will let you know immediately. Solution With the arrival of better collaborations with all […]
The services ‘Notification of Arrival ECS Cargo’ and ‘Cargo Declaration Export Bulk’ are being updated. The current services no longer meet the latest standards in terms of security, encryption, and data reuse for other Portbase services. What’s changing? Firstly, the services will have different names. ‘Notification of Arrival ECS Cargo’ will become Arrival Notification […]
In this release note we would like to inform you about the change of processing in HCN Barge and Rail that will affect attached handlings are treated when a Secure Chain authorisation is cancelled by your customer, as of Wednesday December 17th 2024. Why the change? Several transport operators provided feedback that pre-notifications were “disappearing” […]
We are committed to improving our services continuously. A number of improvements have been implemented within HCN Rail recently, based on customer feedback. This email summarises those improvements. Container data change retrieval in Train Composition template Instead of using handlingID, you can now retrieve container data in the train composition template using the container number. […]
From 18 November 2024, prenotification using the Portbase Hinterland Container Notification Road (HCN Road) service will be possible at the Container Terminal Vrede (CTVrede) locations: CTVrede Amsterdam and CTVrede Hoogtij. For both terminal locations, CTVrede wishes to employ a transition period for use of the TAR (Truck Appointment Reference) code. From Monday 18 November 2024, […]
On Tuesday, October 29, between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Customs will be implementing the rollout of the Douane Vervoer Applicatie (DVA). During this period, it will not be possible to clear documents in either the old or new system. The NCTS emergency procedure for Authorized Consignees (TG) may be used between 8:00 AM and […]