Secure Chain Hinterland Container Notification (HNC) Barge, Rail and Road

Incident Report for Portbase

Resolved

Dear Portbase user,

The incident has been resolved. You are able to use the service(s) again. If you experience interruptions, please do not hesitate to contact customer service.

Mind that all incidents are evaluated internally to prevent this in the future.

Thanks again for your patience.
Kind regards, Portbase
Posted May 21, 2026 - 19:13 CEST

Update

Dear Portbase user,

The fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the situation. All terminals are synced up and there is no delay in their responses.

At the moment we only see an delay from Hinterland Container Notification towards Cargo Controller Import and Cargo Release Manager. We expect that this delay will decline and be in sync around 21:00 CEST. This means that nomination are still not directly confirmed in these services.

Once we are sure the service is working properly again, you will be notified.

Your message may still be in the queue. This is currently being updated. You do not need to perform the action again. This incident will not be closed until all outstanding messages have been updated.

Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards, Portbase
Posted May 21, 2026 - 18:37 CEST

Monitoring

Dear Portbase user,

The fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the situation. Once we are sure the service is working properly again, you will be notified.

The outstanding queue's are reducing significantly, but due to the volume for some terminals the delayed response is still one hour.

Your message may still be in the queue. This is currently being updated. You do not need to perform the action again. This incident will not be closed until all outstanding messages have been updated.

Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards, Portbase
Posted May 21, 2026 - 17:12 CEST

Update

Dear Portbase user,

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. We ask for your patience: The current average delay is one hour. The expected duration of this delay is until 17:00 CEST today.

There are 2 specific delays:
- The response on pre-notifications to terminals (HCN).
- The response on the nomination of inland operators (Cargo Controller Import and Cargo Release Manager).

The current average delay is one hour. Until the response is received the container statuses may appear incorrect in our services. This may hinder the pickup of containers.

There is no need to undertake any action, please wait until your pre-notification or nomination is processed.

Please note that calling our customer service will not provide additional information at this time. We kindly ask you to wait for our email updates while we focus on resolving the issue. In this way we keep our lines open for other issues.

Kind regards, Portbase
Posted May 21, 2026 - 16:19 CEST

Identified

Dear Portbase user,

An operational error has been detected that has an impact on the Secure Chain. This may affect the service you are using. There is a 2 specific delays:
- The response on pre-notifications to terminals (HCN).
- The response on the nomination of inland operators (Cargo Controller Import and Cargo Release Manager).

Statuses of containers may appear incorrectly. For example: ‘not nominated’ or ‘not pre-notified'. This may hinder the pickup of containers.

There is no need to undertake any action, please wait until your pre-notification or nomination is processed.

What can you expect from us?
We are doing everything in our power to resolve this disruption as quickly as possible. For now, we ask for your patience and not to use a service. If the issue is not resolved within an hour, we will send a new update.

Please note that calling our customer service will not provide additional information at this time. We kindly ask you to wait for our email updates while we focus on resolving the issue. In this way we keep our lines open for other issues.

Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards, Portbase
Posted May 21, 2026 - 15:03 CEST
This incident affected: Hinterland Transport (Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Barge, Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Rail, Hinterland Container Notification (HCN) Road) and Import Cargo (Cargo Controller Import, Cargo Declaration Import, Cargo Release Manager).