The improvements come courtesy of a collaboration with NxtPort, which has resulted in successful tests of Certified Pick up (CPu) software with Belgium logistics companies Katoen Natie and Van Moer.
The tech will now be implemented across Antwerp Gateway terminal.
DP World believes that finger scanning is boosting the safety of container transport by removing outdated processes for identification and pick-up.
The CPu pre-registers and vets truck drivers through NxtPort and allows them to collect containers at the DP World terminal by matching the driver’s fingerprints to their specific container, via the container’s Alfapass.
Traditionally, containers at a terminal are accessed by inputting a pin code, which risks multi-party handling and exposing containers to misuse.
The first containers were successfully collected last week and the technology will be required for all transporters in due course.
Commenting on the news, Dirk Van den Bosch, CEO DP World in Antwerp, said:
“The aim of the improvements we make to our terminal is always to ensure that we are servicing our customers and communities efficiently and safely, which means the smooth introduction of the latest innovative technology. By making our terminal processes, and in particular the collection of containers, more secure, we are living our values of social responsibility.”