Digital Container Shipping Association

First common digital standards for container shipping on the starting blocks

The first common digital standards for the container shipping industry are expected to be proposed this year, according to the newly appointed chief executive of the Digital Container Shipping Association.
Speaking at this week’s TOC Container Supply Chain event in Rotterdam, Thomas Bagge (pictured ) told delegates that members of the recently formed association would hold a general assembly to vote on the first proposed standards for the industry.
“Then comes the …

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Five more major container carriers join DCSA push for standardised digitisation

Efforts to standardise shipping’s march towards digitisation are continuing apace, with five more carriers joining the newly formed Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).
CMA CGM, Evergreen, HMM, Yang Ming and Zim have followed Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and ONE to become members of the DCSA, which represents 70% of the market.
CMA CGM’s membership was no surprise as it simply cements the carrier’s position on the supervisory board as a founding member.
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New Digital Container Shipping Association is aiming to make a splash

A container shipping group to help coordinate the industry’s rapid digitisation has formally launched after a green light from the US Federal Maritime Commission.
MSC, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) officially established the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) last week in Amsterdam, with Maersk’s Thomas Bagge named chief executive and MSC’s Andre Simha (pictured above) chairman.
Mr Simha, who is chief information officer of MSC, said the main aim of …

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MSC, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd And ONE Collectively Establish Digital Container Shipping Association

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After gaining regulatory approval from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) last month, four container shipping companies – MSC, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express – officially established the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) on 10 April, 2019 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The aim is to create common information technology standards to make the industry more efficient for both customers and shipping lines.

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