Overview and differences: Cargo Controller Import & Cargo Release Manager

The services Cargo Controller Import and Cargo Release Manager are part of the Secure Chain, a process for sharing data safely and reliably in the Dutch ports.

  • With Cargo Controller Import you have real-time track & trace information. This gives you full review and visibility of the cargo, so it can be handled correctly in a proactive way.
  • With Cargo Release Manager you can only view basic cargo information and manage your supply chain partners.

In the overview below you can see the further differences between the services. Not sure which service you need? At the bottom of the article you will find a decision tree.

Cargo Controller Import (CCI)

Cargo Release Manager (CRM)
Monthly costs

€79.57 per month

+ €0.44 per B/L you track

€0 per month
One-off costs

€249.50 per service/webhook (excl. VAT)

none
Available via

Web & API
(maximum of 2 webhooks)

Web
B/L tracking

B/Ls for which you are the release-to-party, plus all B/Ls you track yourself

Only the B/Ls for which you are assigned the commercial release by the shipping line or your customer
Authorisation & nomination

✅

✅

Differences in B/L information visibility

Cargo Controller Import (CCI)

Cargo Release Manager (CRM)
Port of departure or arrival

✅

✅
Name of the vessel

✅

✅
B/L number

✅

✅
Cargo agent

✅

✅
Release-to-party

✅

✅
cargo director

✅

✅
terminal (planned/expected)

✅

✅
Place of origin

✅

✅
Destination

✅

✅
Name of the shipping line

✅

✅
Customs status

✅

❌

terminal status

✅

❌

equipment details

✅

❌

Information about the goods

✅

❌

Weight of the cargo

✅

❌

Number of packages in B/L

✅

❌

Difference in container status and vessel information visibility

Cargo Controller Import (CCI)

Cargo Release Manager (CRM)

equipment arrival

  • vessel arrival status
  • import manifest status
  • discharge status at terminal


✅
✅
✅


❌
❌
❌

equipment release

  • Customs inspection status
  • Commercial release status
  • import declaration status


✅
✅
✅


❌
❌
❌

Picking up equipment

  • Nominated carrier status
  • terminal pre-notification status


✅
✅


✅
✅

Would you like to know more about the functions of the above points in Cargo Controller Import and how you can use them in your day-to-day work? Then read the article Start with Cargo Controller Import.

Difference in notifications and automations

Cargo Controller Import (CCI)

Cargo Release Manager (CRM)
ETA of the vessel has changed

✅

❌

The vessel has arrived at the terminal

✅

❌

Discharge not confirmed

✅

❌

Discharge terminal has changed

✅

❌

Selected for Customs inspection

✅

❌

Released by Customs

✅

❌

B/L has been removed

✅

❌

(Still) no import document known

✅

❌

cargo director assigned

✅

✅
Release notification

✅

✅
Bulk upload via Excel

✅

❌

Logistics partners

✅

❌

Read more about notifications in the article Set up email notifications in Cargo Controller Import.

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Decision tree

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