Registration for the second and last phase of the Certified Pick up (CPu) process at the Port of Antwerp is required by the 1 June with the implementation of the next phase beginning on 1 July, according to the port authority.
The Port of Antwerp began the switch to CPu in January this year with a view to making the container release process more secure, transparent and efficient using a CPu central data platform that connects stakeholders involved with the import of containers.
In the first phase of the roll-out of CPu a series of green lights was introduced to increase the operational efficiency for all stakeholders in the supply chain.
From 1 July “Terminals at the Port of Antwerp will gradually switch to a new way of handling containers, based on identity instead of PIN codes. The MPET and PSA terminals are the first to use the system, which verifies identity through an Alfapass and a finger scan. Because all the shipping companies have to grant a right of release to their customers for this, it is requested that these companies register for the CPu process via the NxtPort website no later than 1 June 2021,” said a port authority statement.
The port authority is also pointing interested parties to its website at www.portofantwerp.com/cpu or via the online training courses that will be organised in May and June in Dutch and English.
Port of Antwerp CEO, Jacques Vandermeiren said the second phase of the CPu roll-out is important in building a more secure port. “This new way of working guarantees a rapid and optimised release process for incoming containers, which will then leave the port by rail, inland navigation or truck. The fact this has been achieved in collaboration with the various partners in the port chain is further evidence of the strength and resilience of Antwerp’s port community,” he added.
