Hinterland Container Notification Barge

Hinterland Container Notification Barge

Prenotify barge visits and containers to terminals and depots.

Prenotify barge visits and containers to terminals and depots via a single portal

Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Barge facilitates advance notification of barge visits and cargo to sea and inland terminals and depots.

Service description

Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Barge makes it easy to prenotify the barge visit and all cargo for your inland vessels to sea and inland terminals and depots, allowing them to prepare for the visit properly so your skipper is finished sooner.

You will also receive automatic feedback on the status of your prenotified containers, allowing for timely adjustments and preventing mistakes.

Service features

  • Connection feeThere is a one-off connection fee to activate a service.
  • PaidSubscription fee and/or transaction fee applies.
  • System interface (API)The service can be used via an API system interface.
  • Web screenThe service can be used via a web screen.


Nextlogic Portbase via MCA Barge

Integrated planning of visits to the port with Nextlogic

Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Barge also has a direct link to Nextlogic. Together, Portbase and Nextlogic are working on efficient and reliable handling of container barge traffic in the Port of Rotterdam. Via a single portal (HCN Barge), digital information on inland navigation, vessel and cargo from Portbase is innovatively combined with the neutral, integrated planning of all container barge visits by Nextlogic. Read more about what this could mean for you below.



Additional requirements

For a number of services, our partners in the logistical chain have established additional requirements of their own. For this service that is:

  • EAN-number (Secure Logistics)

How to get connected

HCN Barge is available via the web and by means of an API link with your own planning system.

  • The API protocol is the new IT standard for data exchange and connectivity.
  • Go to the list of software suppliers that offer a system interface for HCN Barge.
  • If you have your own IT department and develop your own API links, you can find the specifications here.

Cost

For this service you pay a one-time connection fee of €249.50 (excluding VAT). You then pay a fixed monthly fee plus a contribution per prenotification of a full container.

To use HCN Barge as a barge operator you need an EAN number. You can request one from Secure Logistics.


Client testimonials

“The big advantage of API technology is speed. One click and the information is immediately available in the system on the other side. With EDI, there is quite a time lag in between.”

“Portbase involved barge operators early on in the development of HCN Barge. Partly as a result, the service is well designed. It may take some getting used to for planners, but the operation is largely self-explanatory.”


This is how you request this service

To request a service, you need an IAMconnected account that is linked to your organization. More information about the registration process can be found here.

Do you already have a service connected? In that case you login with your IAMconnected account.

As a new customer, you create an account first. Then link your account to your organization.


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