Port of Helsingborg to introduce Secure Container Release for import containers

The Port of Helsingborg is preparing to introduce Secure Container Release (SCR), a digital system designed to strengthen security and traceability in the release and pickup of loaded import containers. Developed by Antwerp-based technology provider T-Mining, the system will link container pickup rights to verified driver identities, with full implementation scheduled for 31 March 2027.

The Swedish port has partnered with T-Mining to introduce SCR across its loaded import container operations. As Sweden’s second-largest container port, Helsingborg handles approximately 400 container pickups each day. The initiative builds on earlier security investments, including a dedicated customs facility and Sweden’s first permanent cargo scanner.

SCR is intended to address security risks associated with traditional container release procedures, particularly the sharing of manual release references across logistics chains. Under the new process, ocean carriers will issue container releases digitally, with pickup rights transferred securely through freight forwarders and transport companies to designated drivers.

The solution forms part of wider industry efforts to standardise secure container release procedures. Through the Digital Container Shipping Association’s (DCSA) DCSA+ programme, SCR is working with shipping lines, ports and terminals to promote standards-based digital container releases.

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