“Businesses have everything to gain from connection to the Inspections Portal”

“Inspections Portal is aligned with efforts to develop targeted information exchange between the public and private sectors and among parties within the private sector. It shortens handling times considerably with regard to Customs inspections for entry at sea-side. Logistical businesses in the port have everything to gain from a connection to it,” according to Zlatan Abramovic. On behalf of Customs at Rotterdam Rijnmond, he has actively contributed to the development of this new Portbase service. He feels the benefits are clear. “In addition to scan inspections, we can announce physical inspections via Inspections Portal as well. What’s more, the service works for all sectors: containers, bulk and general cargo.”

Abramovic continues: “Another important bonus is that the portal also makes it possible for us to manually register inspections. These produce exactly the same messages and notifications as the automatically-generated inspections. Then, while awaiting inspection, the containers (i.e. goods) are automatically blocked in the respective computer systems of participating terminals.”

He also points out the extreme user-friendliness of the new service and the convenient reporting function. “The high level of security is an equally vital feature, as it effectively prevents misuse. Potentially, Inspections Portal will enable us to centrally manage the full spectrum of inspections according to the terms of ‘Loading Supervision for Seaports’. That’s an opportunity we are naturally eager to seize.”