Amazon looks to establish supply chain trust with new blockchain patent

Amazon blockchain

Amazon has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a blockchain system that would allow “verifiable tracking of an item through a supply chain using a distributed electronic ledger,” according to the filing, dated May 26.

The patent acknowledges the rapid increase of “systems and databases that can often lack transparency, coherency, referential integrity or security,” and explains how the reliably immutable nature of blockchain will ensure that consumer goods sold on...

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Shipping group promotes standardized e-bill of lading

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) said the COVID-19 pandemic has made the need for a standardized industry e-bill of lading (eBL) greater than ever.

Cargo in ports sometimes can’t be gated out because paper bills of lading simply are getting stuck in a supply chain mucked up by the pandemic, according to DCSA, which argues that eliminating paper from the shipping transaction will make every aspect of container shipping better, faster, cheaper, more secure and environmentally...

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