News / Plans to digitise box release process at German ports very welcome, say hauliers

Plans to digitise container release processes at German ports have been welcomed by hauliers, who want similar systems introduced elsewhere.

Software provider Dakosy and Bremen-based DBH Logistics announced that the first carriers and forwarders would be connected to blockchain platform German Ports by the end of the year, as the system goes live at Bremen, Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven.

Dakosy’s authorised officer, Dirk Gladiator, said: “Our solution is based on platforms and processes already extensively used by stakeholders in German seaports. In Hamburg, ...