T-Mining

What T-Mining does

T-Mining NV is a Belgian blockchain startup, headquartered in Antwerp (Sint Pietersvliet 7, The Beacon building) and founded in 2016/2017 through the imec.istart accelerator. The company builds decentralized technology solutions for maritime and logistics supply chains, with its core product being Secure Container Release (SCR), an electronic Delivery Order (eDO) platform that replaces traditional PIN codes with blockchain-enabled digital tokens for container pickup authorization. SCR is deployed at major ocean carriers including MSC, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd, and currently connects over 5,000 logistics companies in more than 25 countries. The underlying architecture combines distributed ledger technology, smart contracts, and a Self-Sovereign Identity (Identity Wallet) component, ensuring that even T-Mining cannot access commercial relationship data between participants. A secondary product, Secure Document Workflow (SDW), extends the same decentralized stack to trade document notarization, including a cross-border Belgium-Singapore Certificate of Origin network with GUUD.

T-Mining operates a B2B enterprise SaaS model with quote-based, multi-year contracts negotiated directly with shipping carriers, who then onboard their release party networks (forwarders, transporters, terminals) onto the platform. Distribution is anchored in direct enterprise sales to large ocean carriers, supplemented by API-based integration with third-party Transport Management Systems (e.g., Go4Logistics' Go4TMS) and direct partnerships with port terminals (Port of Antwerp, Port of Rotterdam, Port of Limburg). The platform also offers a consumer-grade digital identity integration via itsme® and an Alfapass/biometric-based ID-pickup feature deployed with MSC Belgium at MPET terminal. The company holds ISO 27001 certification, is a member of the EU's DTLF standards body and the World Economic Forum's Redesigning Trust initiative, and is led by founder-CEO Nico Wauters alongside CTO Pascal Verlinden and CPO Filip Heremans.

Funding to date consists of an undisclosed April 2019 round led by Taste Invest (Westerlund family) and PMV, with participation from imec.istart alumni and private shareholders. Geographic reach has expanded from Antwerp (initial SCR deployment, December 2016) to Rotterdam (Hapag-Lloyd rollout, November 2021; CMA CGM, June 2022), Singapore (SDW pilot, October 2021), and Belgian inland terminals (Port of Limburg, November 2024). Customers span enterprise ocean carriers, port authorities and terminals, mid-market freight forwarders and transporters (Van Moer Logistics, Molenbergnatie, Manuport Logistics), chambers of commerce, and insurance providers (Credendo). The company has 11–50 employees and operates as an independent, privately held entity (T-Mining NV, BE 0667.928.835).

Name

T-Mining

Legal name

T-Mining NV

Website

https://t-mining.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

T-Mining provides blockchain-based secure container release (SCR) and document workflow (SDW) solutions for maritime logistics, serving major ocean carriers MSC, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd, and connecting 5,000+ logistics companies across 25+ countries through decentralized tokenized digital identity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Software

NAICS

Warehousing and Storage (493), Couriers and Messengers (492)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Finance & Supply Chain Tokenization (invoices, bills of lading, provenance) (FSAPAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Settlement, Clearing & Reconciliation for Tokenized Assets (DvP, PvP, netting, post-trade) (FSAPAIAI)

Keywords

• Blockchain logistics
• Container release software
• Electronic delivery order
• Secure document workflow
• Maritime supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerp

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Secure Container Release Subscription/Licensing: SaaS-based solution for container release management. Shipping carriers (MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA-CGM) deploy SCR for their release parties including freight forwarders, transport companies, and terminals. Revenue likely derives from licensing fees per container or per company connected to the network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

T-Mining builds blockchain-based software for maritime and port logistics, anchored by its Secure Container Release (SCR) electronic Delivery Order (eDO) platform that replaces PIN codes with digital tokens to authorize container pickup. The solution connects shipping carriers (MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA-CGM), freight forwarders, transporters, and terminals on a shared decentralized network, and is complemented by Secure Document Workflow (SDW) for trade document verification and an Identity Wallet for Self-Sovereign Identity management.

Product overview

T-Mining offers a portfolio of blockchain-based solutions for maritime and logistics security. The core product is Secure Container Release (SCR), an electronic Delivery Order solution that replaces PIN codes with blockchain-enabled digital tokens for container release. Supporting this is the Identity Wallet, a Self-Sovereign-Identity tool for managing organizational identity and private connections. T-Mining also provides Secure Document Workflow (SDW) for multi-document transfer including Certificates of Origin. The company also publishes educational white papers on blockchain technology and SCR. Together these products address security, privacy, and efficiency challenges across maritime supply chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Secure Container Release (SCR): Electronic Delivery Order (eDO) solution ensuring safety of container release process for shipping companies MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, and CMA-CGM. Connects over 5,000 logistics companies in more than 25 countries using blockchain-secured tokens instead of PIN codes.
• Secure Document Workflow (SDW)
• Secure Pick-up

Products and services

• Secure Container Release (SCR) Electronic Delivery Order (eDO) blockchain solution that replaces PIN codes with digital tokens to securely authorize container pickup. Connects over 5,000 logistics companies in more than 25 countries for shipping carriers MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, and CMA-CGM, enabling 100% PIN-code-free, paperless, and private container release.
• Secure Document Workflow (SDW) Blockchain-based network for secure transfer and verification of trade documents such as Certificates of Origin and phytosanitary certificates. Connects national trade platforms (e.g., Digichambers 2.0, CamelONE) while preserving commercial privacy through decentralized technology.
• Identity Wallet (Self-Sovereign Identity) Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) software that lets organizations manage their digital identity and connections with business partners using cryptographic key pairs, exchange claims without exposing identity, and transfer pickup rights while maintaining commercial privacy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates PIN code theft and fraud for container release
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• itsmemajorTechnology or Integration · 26 November 2024Technology partnership for digital identity verification at Port of Limburg. itsme serves as digital ID application used by network of 3,000+ companies and government platforms across 16 nationalities.
• Group Machiels, H.Essers, Medlog (MSC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2024Collaboration partners in Port of Limburg terminal development. Port of Limburg is a collaboration between Group Machiels, H.Essers, and Medlog (MSC), with Medlog being MSC's logistics division.
• GUUD (Singapore)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2021Joint R&D project (InterTradeChain) developing Secure Document Workflow network interconnecting Belgian Digichambers 2.0 platform with Singapore's CamelONE platform. Successfully transferred Certificates of Origin between Belgium and Singapore. Eureka Globalstars R&D project supported by VLAIO and Enterprise Singapore.
• Go4LogisticsmajorTechnology or Integration · 6 July 2021Integration partnership enabling Go4TMS Transport Management System to connect with SCR API solution, automating container release process for Van Moer and Molenbergnatie.
• Port of Rotterdam AuthoritymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2020Collaborated on pilot project for PIN-free container handling. Port of Rotterdam Authority selected T-Mining as technology partner for three-month trial involving CMA-CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, ONE-Line, and multiple terminals.
• NxtPortcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 August 2017Strategic data platform partnership to accelerate innovation in Flemish ports. NxtPort acts as gateway to T-Mining's blockchain technology and makes it accessible on their data platform for developers to build additional applications. Collaboration extended beyond container release to include document transfer, physical container flow tracking, and financial transactions.
• Port of AntwerpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration for blockchain pilot projects in the port of Antwerp. Port Authority partnered with T-Mining to improve safety and speed of container handling using blockchain technology.
• Belgian Chambers of CommercemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnected Digichambers 2.0 (Belgian CoO issuing portal) to Secure Document Workflow network, enabling digital Certificate of Origin transfer.
• DeloitteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered in Eureka InterTradeChain R&D project. Hosted joint webinar on Certificate of Origin blockchain solution.
• World Economic Forum (Redesigning Trust)minorOthersT-Mining is a member of the World Economic Forum's Redesigning Trust project, indicating industry recognition for blockchain innovation.
• Beltug Blockchain Task ForceminorOthersT-Mining is a member of Beltug Blockchain Task Force, participating in Belgian technology and innovation community.
• DTLF (Data Tank Liaison Forum)minorOthersT-Mining is a member of DTLF, the EU's data and technology standards body for logistics.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FourKites: US-based supply chain visibility platform providing real-time shipment tracking and predictive ETAs across road, rail, ocean, and air. Adjacent competitor in the same enterprise logistics workflow layer where T-Mining competes for IT budget around container releases and milestone events.
• Descartes Systems Group: Canadian logistics technology vendor offering a broad portfolio covering customs, transportation management, and global trade compliance. Comparable as a logistics software incumbent whose trade compliance and customs offerings intersect with T-Mining's document verification use cases.
• project44: Global supply chain visibility network connecting shippers, carriers, and 3PLs with API-based shipment tracking. Adjacent to T-Mining as it competes for similar enterprise logistics technology spend, though project44 focuses on visibility rather than blockchain-based document/identity workflows.
• Infor Nexus (formerly GT Nexus): Global supply chain visibility and order management platform owned by Infor, used by retailers, suppliers, and logistics providers. Overlaps with T-Mining on multi-party document and shipment collaboration workflows, but operates as a broad enterprise suite rather than a blockchain-native solution.

Direct peers

• CargoSmart: Hong Kong-based software provider serving ocean carriers and shippers with visibility, document, and EDI/workflow solutions. Closely comparable to T-Mining in serving major shipping lines (MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA-CGM are shared customers) for container and shipment workflow automation, with overlapping product surface around eDO and document collaboration.
• Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN): Industry consortium-backed blockchain platform for ocean container shipping, founded by major carriers and terminal operators. Operates a competing blockchain-based electronic Bill of Lading and document platform that directly overlaps T-Mining's SCR and SDW use cases and competes for the same enterprise carrier budgets.
• TradeLens (Maersk / IBM): Was the most direct blockchain-based shipping platform competitor, jointly developed by Maersk and IBM for end-to-end container shipment visibility and document workflows. Although wound down by Maersk in late 2022, it shaped the competitive landscape and its participating carriers continue to evaluate blockchain alternatives that compete with T-Mining.

Emerging players

• VeChain: Public blockchain platform purpose-built for enterprise supply chain applications including product provenance, anti-counterfeiting, and logistics tracking. Comparable as a blockchain-based supply chain infrastructure play, though pursuing a broader, public-chain go-to-market versus T-Mining's permissioned, carrier-led model.
• Circulor: UK-based blockchain supply chain traceability provider focused on raw materials, manufacturing provenance, and ESG/CO2 tracking. Comparable as a blockchain-based enterprise supply chain platform, though targeting upstream manufacturing traceability rather than T-Mining's downstream container release focus.
• Morpheus.Network: Blockchain-based supply chain platform offering document automation, track-and-trace, and supplier financing for logistics-intensive industries. Comparable as a blockchain logistics SaaS targeting similar enterprise pain points (document fraud, manual workflows), albeit with a broader multi-modal scope than T-Mining's container-release focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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