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.
System interface (API)The service can be used via an API system interface.
Web screenThe service can be used via a web screen.
Benefits for your business:
Prenotified rotation, visit and cargo data
Request container status prior to prenotification
Always up-to-date on the latest changes
At-a-glance insight into the status of visits and containers
Discharge/loading confirmation once containers have been handled
More and more terminals, inland terminals and depots are connected
Check out this link to see which terminals and depots support HCN Barge.
Nextlogic
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.
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.”
Evert van Hoven, Managing Director Modality
“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.”
Riny Boekelman – DPWorld Germersheim
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