In this news section, you will find all updates on the implementation of Certified Pick up in the container release process.
23/04/2026
From June 1st, 2026 support for terminal code aliases will be discontinued. Only official, canonical terminal codes will be accepted in production. Requests containing aliases will be rejected.
10/12/2024
One year after the official launch of Certified Pick up (CPu), the platform is playing a key role in Port of Antwerp-Bruges' container traffic. The port's logistics processes have been made more efficient, transparent and secure. What has already been achieved? And what is still in the pipeline?
16/04/2024
On 17 May 2024, the PIN codes for collecting a container in Antwerp will also disappear behind the locks. From then on, you can only pick up a container in the entire port area via the Certified Pick up platform.
08/02/2024
Since January 15, we have rolled out Certified Pick up in phases at all deepsea terminals in Antwerp. On February 19, we will enter the final phase and the remaining shipping lines will join.
01/02/2024
In this article you will find an overview of the ship agents and terminals that will switch to Certified Pick up from Monday 5 February.
18/01/2024
As of that day, 60% of the daily container volumes were picked up successfully via the new digital platform. After consulting the port community, we decided to continue to rollout CPu gradually, as of Monday 22 January.
15/01/2024
As of today, 60% of the containers collected daily at the deep-sea terminals in the Antwerp port use Certified Pick up. This launch marks a major milestone in the digital transformation of container handling and transport.
12/01/2024
After consultation with terminals, ship agents, transport companies and other stakeholders, it was jointly decided to move to a phased roll-out of Certified Pick up.
18/12/2023
In order to be able to use Certified Pick up as a transport operator, you need a Cinvio account. That is the payment system linked to your Certified Pick up account.
04/10/2023
To ensure that the start-up of Certified Pick up runs as smoothly as possible, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the port community and NxtPort organize training sessions.
06/07/2023
From January 15, 2024, the entire import process for containers will take place via Certified Pick up. Read here how to join the platform.
29/06/2023
Starting from today, you can visit certifiedpickup.eu. The website, which is completely self-contained, bundles all information about the platform.
29/06/2023
At the request of customs, Certified Pick up now also includes a customs release light. In this article you can read how this works.
15/12/2022
In order to digitize the import process, we have mapped out the various import processes and established a uniform working method.
15/12/2022
Currently approximately 2,000 companies are registered on Certified Pick up.
Subscribe and receive the newsletter with relevant updates for users of Certified Pick up.
