KSD Software certified Preferred Supplier Portbase

On June 16th 2010 KSD Software received it’s certificate as “Certified Preferred Supplier”  for the Dutch Port Community System: Portbase

About Portbase
Portbase is the neutral and reliable hub for all logistic information in the ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Via Portbase’s port-transcending Port Community System, companies benefit from a multitude of intelligent services for simple and efficient information exchange, both between companies and between the public and the private sectors. This enables all participants to optimize their logistical processes, thereby improving their own competitive position as well as that of the ports. Portbase belongs to and serves the port community, and is a non-profit organization.
For more information on Portbase and its port-wide services, please visit www.portbase.com

Since May 23rd ECS notification messages are being send for our customer AKZO Nobel Chemicals to the Portbase Port Community System for pre-alerting of export shipments to the container terminals in Rotterdam/Amsterdam.
In this concept export declaration information is being send to the terminals and Shipping Lines to optimize the acceptance of the containers at the terminals creation of the electronic Manifests by the Shipping Lines providing full track and trace ability to the exporter on the activities on the container terminal.