Digital revolution

Shipping lines agree T&T digital standards and call for ‘widespread adoption’

Ocean freight customers can now gain access to a standards-based API, following the adoption of track and trace (T&T) standards.
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) said today the majority of its members had adopted T&T standards, enabling an API which allows shippers real-time, cross-carrier data on their containers.
DCSA said “widespread adoption” would create better reliability and real-time responsiveness and carrier MSC called for collaboration across the industry.
“While a...

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All shipping has to do to beat air cargo to e-freight, is be nippier than a glacier

Dear ocean freight industry,
News that the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is frustrated with the lack of progress in digitising bills of lading will come as no surprise to those of us who have long-studied inaction in air cargo.
The DCSA is determined to avoid the same mistakes, and chief Thomas Bagge is laying down the gauntlet: can you, the ocean freight industry, make this inevitable change faster than air cargo …

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As digitisation improves visibility, LCL is becoming more attractive to shippers

The shortage of containers in major tradelanes is driving demand for less-than-containerload (LCL) solutions.
With boxes only available at exorbitant rates, more shippers and forwarders are more open to less-straightforward alternatives to full container offerings.
“Demand is up,” confirmed Graham Cousins, chief strategy officer of Vanguard Logistics Services. “A lot is driven by shippers’ need for flexibility to find a solution to move their cargo.”
And when container rates are high, many...

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JIT shipping trial and data sharing highlights fuel and emission savings

A just-in-time (JIT) shipping trial at the port of Rotterdam has highlighted the potential for “enormous” fuel and emission savings.
Across the industry, container vessels waste hundreds of days a year waiting for a berth, usually only receiving notice of berth availability around two hours’ sailing time from a port.
However, for the Rotterdam, Maersk, MSC and IMO trial, 26 vessel calls were analysed over a month and, by modelling two different …

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Wider digitalisation has been forced upon ports by Covid pandemic

Port digitalisation and collaboration beyond the terminal gate has been “supercharged” by the Covid crisis.
According to Jonathan Beard, infrastructure advisory partner at Ernst & Young, the move to digitalise port ecosystems, and not just terminal automation within the port, is now a top priority.
“Terminal operators have always been very aware their performance is heavily dependent on things that take place outside the gate,” he said during the Seatrade Maritime Middle …

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ICS Delivers New Shipping Initiatives To Keep Up With Digitalisation

  • ICS has joined with BIMCO and Witherbys to launch the second edition of the Cyber Security Workbook for On Board Ship Use.
  • The book provides a ship’s crew with the practical means to identify cyber risks and to protect vulnerable onboard systems.
  • This workbook is an essential tool to prepare a crew for vessel’s safety management and  cyber risk management.

The International Chamber of Shipping is set to deliver two new initiatives to help the shipping industry face the continuing challenges...

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Digital transformation set to produce Port of Gothenburg 2.0

PRESS RELEASE Port of Gothenburg – Oct 12, 2020 06:10 BST
The Port of Gothenburg will undergo a digital transformation which will have effects on all aspects of port activities.

With the aid of AI and digital linking, the Port of Gothenburg will become quicker, more cost-effective, and climate smart. A customised digital platform is due to be rolled out during the second half of 2021. It will enhance freight flow transparency …

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The next big challenge for logistics will be future-proofing the workforce

Global logistics trends have stabilised over the past four years – but Covid-19 has accelerated some transformation, while other trends have taken more of a back seat.
The review of changes comes in DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar, a thorough analysis of what is happening now –and what is coming.
“The mega-trends that will continue to engage us are not unfamiliar: new technologies, growing e-commerce and sustainability,” said Katja Busch, DHL’s chief commercial …

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DCSA’s Thomas Bagge and the quest to digitise container shipping 

Former Maersk executive Thomas Bagge has been chief executive and statutory director of Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) for nearly 18 months, in an attempt to pull the shipping industry into the 21st century. It is, he says, not an easy quest, but the first fruits of his labour are starting to show. 
“The container shipping industry is currently not a digitally advanced industry. We are, however, seeing a shift as many companies are thinking about how to change their supply...

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