Antwerp port security start-up launches pilot project
Port logistics start-up T-Mining has launched a pilot project in the port of Antwerp to make container handling more efficient and secure
Blockchain technology
When a container arrives in a port, it is collected from the terminal by a truck driver, whose identity is verified with a PIN code. However, these PIN codes are transmitted via a number of parties, any of whom could copy it for possible misuse.
T-Mining is working on a more secure solution using blockchain, a digital interaction system that does not need a trusted third-party and that allows digital information to be distributed but not copied.
“With our blockchain platform, the right truck driver is given clearance to collect a particular container, without any possibility of the process being intercepted,” said Nico Wauters, CEO of T-Mining. “Also, our blockchain platform uses a distributed network so that the transaction can go ahead only if there is consensus among all participating parties, thus excluding any attempts at fraud or manipulations.”
T-Mining also has an office in Singapore, where they intend to introduce the technology as well. The company said that it hoped to implement the technology in ports by the end of this year.
Photo courtesy Port of Antwerp
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