Port systems

ZAPP, BHT, WHT, Portbase and APCS: what differs?

Port systems handle cargo and terminal data; customs systems process declarations. The required data flow depends on the port, terminal and shipment.

Germany

Hamburg uses ZAPP/EMP. Bremerhaven and Bremen use BHT, while Wilhelmshaven uses WHT. ZAPP is not a common system for all these ports, and their references are not interchangeable.

Netherlands and Belgium

For Rotterdam, we check Portbase Notification Export Documentation and the relevant terminal. In Antwerp, we handle the applicable APCS/e-Desk registration. Amsterdam and Zeebrugge are also within our service area, but we check each shipment's local requirements rather than copying Rotterdam or Antwerp rules.

What to send

Email the booking, customs document with MRN, transport unit and terminal details. We extract the information and ask about missing documents such as IMO/DG papers. Registration, gate-in, loading and exit confirmation are separate events.

Operator sources

Email your documents