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- Experts at supporting the Freight & Logistics industry

10/06/2026

CNS - Cargoes Release 11th June 2026 - With Downtime
Dear Customer, This latest Cargoes release DMS 1.6.2 will require a short 15-minute downtime within a one-hour maintenance window. During this time our Customs Declaration Management System (CDMS GB) and NL Declaration Management System (NL DMS) will be unavailable. Release deployment window: Date: Thursday 11th June 2026 Time: 4.30am to 5.30am (1hr UK time) Please view detailed release notes below. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we undertake this essential work. Kind regards, The CNS Team
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/cns-cargoes-release-11th-june-2026-with-downtime/

10/06/2026

CDS TDR Planned Downtime
HMRC has advised Albacore that there will be a planned CDS TDR downtime on Tuesday 16th June 2026 12:00 BST to Tuesday 16th June 2026 16:00 BST (4 Hours). Please note during this time the connectivity to and from CDS TDR will not be available.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/cds-tdr-planned-downtime-15/

PS Forwarding Co Ltd: Cloud Transformation ProjectAlbacore has successfully completed a major cloud transformation proje...
08/06/2026

PS Forwarding Co Ltd: Cloud Transformation Project
Albacore has successfully completed a major cloud transformation project for PS Forwarding Co Ltd, modernising their IT infrastructure and moving the business away from on‑premise servers to a secure, cloud‑first environment. The project fundamentally reshaped how PS Forwarding’s systems are delivered and supported. By transitioning servers, applications, and data into Albacore’s private cloud, the new solution improves availability, resilience, and scalability, while significantly reducing the overhead of maintaining on‑site infrastructure. As part of the deployment, users were migrated to a combination of Albacore Cloud Environment (ACE) and Albacore Cloud Remote (ACR). This provides staff with a fully managed working environment including email, office applications, secure device enrolment, and […]
https://www.albacore.co.uk/news/ps-forwarding-co-ltd-cloud-transformation-project/

03/06/2026

MCP (Destin8) Release Downtime
Destin8 will be unavailable on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at 12:30 hrs BST for up to 15 minutes. Any declarations submitted during this time will be queued and processed once the downtime is over. If you require any further information or assistance then please contact the MCP Helpdesk on 01394 600205 or via e-mail to [email protected] accordingly.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/mcp-destin8-release-downtime/

21/05/2026

ASM Online Services - Planned Downtime
In order to carry out essential system maintenance, ASM Online Services will be unavailable between Wednesday, 27th May 2026 at 20:00 hrs BST and Wednesday, 27th May 2026 at 23:59 hrs BST. During this time you will be unable to send and receive messages in Sequoia. You will not be able to prepare any CDS declarations and will not be able to view or prepare Safety & Security declarations, ICS2 declarations or Transit phase 5 movements so please retrieve any Transit documents you need prior to the outage. Do not create any ETSF records on Sequoia during this period.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/asm-online-services-planned-downtime-7/

21/05/2026

CNS Compass maintenance
Albacore have been notified that CNS will be carrying-out essential maintenance on their Compass application. This work will require an outage of a maximum of 3 hours. The work will take place during the following window: Monday 25th May 0001hrs – 0300hrs Impacted services include; Compass will be unavailable, Compass database processes will be suspended, Compass messaging will be suspended (TOS, EDI, CDS), Compass messaging & database processing will be queued and processed after restart and DRS will be unavailable. All other CNS services will be available.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/cns-compass-maintenance-9/

London Freight Club with Peter Shilton CBEGreat afternoon at the London Freight Club yesterday, always a brilliant event...
21/05/2026

London Freight Club with Peter Shilton CBE
Great afternoon at the London Freight Club yesterday, always a brilliant event for catching up with familiar faces and making new connections across the industry. A highlight was hearing from Peter Shilton CBE, whose stories and insights made for a really engaging talk. Looking forward to the next one.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/events/london-freight-club-with-peter-shilton-cbe/

19/05/2026

CNS Cargoes Release With Downtime
Albacore have been notified there is a CNS release. Cargoes Support Release 26C, this latest release to the Cargoes platform will require a short 15-minute downtime within a one-hour maintenance window, during which CDMS, DMS, GB S&S, Transit will be unavailable. Release Deployment window: Date: Thursday 21st May 2026 Time: 4.30am to 5.30am (1hr UK time). Enhancements included in this release: Export Consolidation Dashboard Redesign, the Export Consolidation dashboard has been enhanced for usability; DUCR’s now nest dynamically under MUCRs, Improved Query functionality, Additional search parameters. Add Warehouse Keeper Records to the Party Directory; Add Warehouse records to Importer and […]
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/cns-cargoes-release-with-downtime/

18/05/2026

CCS-UK TEST System Unavailable
Please be advised that the CCS-UK TEST system will not be available for any testing activities on Wednesday 20th May 2026 between 13:00 BST to Wednesday 20th May 2026 15:00 BST. During this time the connectivity to and from CCS-UK test environment will not be available.
https://www.albacore.co.uk/outages/ccs-uk-test-system-unavailable-3/

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