The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has launched its Secure Data Sharing Program through its Port Community System (PCS) PortBase. The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of East Asia. From 1962 until 2004, it was the world's busiest port by annual cargo tonnage. This port will serve as a leader in Port Cyber Security.
With worldwide calls for better cybersecurity on the rise following reports that the cybercrime underground is ripe with shipping companies’ credentials, Portbase with the port community decided to develop this new PortBase program.
The Managing Director of PortBase, explained, “This program focuses on a chain-wide approach, with concrete solutions to make the information exchange between the different links in the container logistics chain more secure.”
The Secure Data Sharing Program is based on three key principles:
- Secure Identities
- Secure Processes
- A Secure Platform
The Dutch program also helps in aiding the digitalization of port operators. Up until now, containers in the Port of Rotterdam were released using a pin code, but by linking the Secure Data Program to this activity, only authorized companies and their employees can carry out the necessary digital actions and obtain information within the PortBase service in relation to the container release process.
“PortBase achieves this by developing applications for the port business community that can create closed chains. Only authorized parties will have access to the closed chain. An account and the right key are therefore no longer sufficient, as an additional layer of security has been added with the application of authorizations,” said the Port of Rotterdam Authority in a statement.
The overall aim is to further roll out and optimize the concept of the additionally secured container release in the short term, as the port concludes: “This will help create a secure Port of Rotterdam because the theft-sensitive PIN code will become irrelevant in the port logistic process.”
On a side note: It was also recently announced the Port of Rotterdam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Western Australia, agreeing to collaborate on the development of the hydrogen supply chain.
Announced in December 2021, both parties will work together to investigate the renewable hydrogen export supply chain between Western Australia and the Port of Rotterdam. This includes production, storage, transport, and the use of renewable hydrogen.
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