electronic bill of lading

CargoX to provide blockchain FreightTech to former TradeLens users

Blockchain document transfer facilitator CargoX announced Tuesday it will be partnering with CEBS Worldwide to facilitate bill of lading digitalization for former TradeLens customers.

In 2018, IBM and GTD Solution, a division of Maersk, launched the blockchain platform TradeLens with the principal objective to leverage technology to eliminate the use of paper BOLs in global shipping.

While TradeLens was able to onboard global carriers — CMA CGM, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean...

MyCarrier’s eBOL solution touted for reducing waste in LTL industry

Electronic bills of lading reduce waste and inefficiencies in LTL industry

Less-than-truckload shipping management platform MyCarrier announced Tuesday the efficiencies its electronic bill of lading (eBOL) capabilities have brought to the industry.

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based technology company said its offering is the first multi-carrier eBOL solution and has proved to “ease freight strains and drive unprecedented operational improvements, while reducing carbon emissions and paper waste.” 

The company has processed more than 700,000 shipments with eBOLs through the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mycarriers-ebol-solution-touted-for-reducing-waste-in-ltl-industry

Digital Container Shipping Association helping shape paperless trade

TheDigital Container Shipping Associationon Tuesday published standards for electronic bills of lading for ocean-moved goods. 

DCSA is a neutral nonprofit made up of nine ocean carriers — MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM — to further digitization of container shipping.

“Digitizing documentation, starting with the bill of lading, is key to the simplification and digitalization of global trade,” said DCSA CEO Thomas Bagge. “The alignment we’ve achieved among...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/digital-container-shipping-association-helping-shape-paperless-trade

5 maritime sustainability trends for 2021

Shipping aims for more environmental sustainability.

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-maritime-sustainability-trends-for-2021

Commentary: How COVID took logistics tech from 2020 to 2050

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

As recently as February, many companies considered work-from-home arrangements for their employees unrealistic and unlikely to happen. They recognized that they lacked the necessary IT infrastructure and other systems but had little reason to pursue making remote work possible. When our society shut down earlier this year, not only were a lot of companies faced...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-how-covid-took-logistics-tech-from-2020-to-2050

DCSA launches another drive for information sharing

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is continuing its efforts to make information sharing easier.

On Tuesday the nonprofit specifically tackled ship-related information transparency with the publication of standards for the exchange of operational vessel schedules (OVS). The OVS standards can be implemented by vessel operators as well as vessel-sharing agreement partners and operational service providers to enable the automatic sharing of schedule information, according to DCSA.

The...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/dcsa-launches-another-drive-for-information-sharing

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