Global shipping, standards and documentation body BIMCO has recently published its electronic Bill of Lading Standard for the bulk shipping sector.
“Our goal is to help accelerate the digitalisation process by establishing common industry standards for electronic bills of lading,” BIMCO said in a formal statement. It added...
DHL Supply Chain has established a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs that the company says it plans to continue building upon.
To find out more about DHL Supply Chain’s ESG initiatives as customers demand more sustainable practices, FreightWaves interviewed Mark Kunar, executive vice president, strategy, transportation and automotive, engineering and manufacturing, chemical and energy at DHL Supply Chain, and Emily Davis, director of sustainability and DHL’s GoGreen...
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According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), “ships transport roughly 90% of world trade and account for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.” The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is having a large impact on sustainable operations for ocean freight. Here are five environmental sustainability trends coming in 2021.
Potential decarbonization and ETS
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met last week to discuss the new IMO short-term draft amendments that would require...
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The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) on Tuesday published what it says are the first internet of things (IoT) connectivity interface standards for shipping containers.
“This release is an important step in enabling mass deployment of smart containers and forms the foundation of a group of standards that will address the industry’s most critical container use cases,” said DCSA CEO Thomas Bagge. “Once implemented, our IoT standards will enable, for example, reefer container tracking,...
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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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