Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN)

COSCO, GSBN issue first blockchain-based green shipping certificate

COSCO SHIPPING Lines and Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) have been collaborating to launch HI-ECO, a blockchain-based shipping product.

“This innovation provides traceable and verifiable green certificates to accelerate global trade decarbonization,” said COSCO in a statement.

GSBN utilizes its blockchain network to store Proof of Sustainability (PoS) for biofuels, ensuring that each green certificate accurately corresponds to the actual use of purchased biofuels and enhancing market...

https://container-news.com/cosco-gsbn-issue-first-blockchain-based-green-shipping-certificate/

Hapag-Lloyd embraces IQAX eBL through GSBN platform

The Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a non-profit consortium focused on facilitating sustainable global trade through digital solutions, has announced that Hapag-Lloyd will implement IQAX eBL for issuing electronic bills of lading (eBL) via its platform.

This move aims to enhance efficiency, visibility, and control for Hapag-Lloyd’s customers.

Furthermore, this decision underscores Hapag-Lloyd’s commitment to fully embracing eBLs by 2030 and providing customers with digital tools to...

https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyd-embraces-iqax-ebl-through-gsbn-platform/

MSC and GSBN partner to enhance lithium battery shipment safety

MSC announced its partnership with the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a neutral, non-profit consortium dedicated to promoting paperless, accessible, and sustainable growth in global trade through its robust data infrastructure and network of partners. This collaboration aims to bolster safety standards in the transportation of lithium battery shipments.

The increasing presence of lithium-ion batteries being transported on container ships, coupled with the growing issue of...

https://container-news.com/msc-and-gsbn-partner-to-enhance-lithium-battery-shipment-safety/

GSBN and ZAN launch eBL collaboration

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a consortium enabling efficient, paperless and sustainable growth in global trade with its data infrastructure and ecosystem of partners, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZAN to explore technical innovations for tokenising the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) with the support of Hong Kong’s Web3 environment.

As a technology division under Ant Group Digital Technologies, ZAN is dedicated to providing dependable and cost-effective...

https://container-news.com/gsbn-and-zan-launch-ebl-collaboration/

GSBN and DNV collaborate on verified data sharing

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent non-profit technology consortium, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the DNV classification society.

By facilitating the reliable sharing of verified data for green claims, the partnership hopes to boost decarbonisation and speed up the use of alternative fuels.

“To achieve shipping decarbonisation at scale, it needs to have a robust data foundation of verified data to enable trusted data sharing across the fragmented and...

https://container-news.com/gsbn-and-dnv-collaborate-on-verified-data-sharing/

New member joins Global Shipping Business Network

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent technology consortium welcomes the New Land-sea Corridor Operation Co Ltd, (NLSC) as a new member.

The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) is a major trade and logistics passage established jointly by China and ASEAN members.

NLSC operates a pan-regional integrated transportation platform which orchestrates the transportation network between shipping ports in the east and south of China with the rest of Asia and Europe.

GSBN...

https://container-news.com/new-member-joins-global-shipping-business-network/

First PoC combines paperless Cargo Release and eBL on GSBN with COSCO and Qingdao Port

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent non-profit technology consortium, announced the completion of a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (POC) with COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers, seamlessly connecting the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) to the cargo release process at Qingdao Port International Ltd in China.

COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers or their shipping agents were formerly required to provide a copy of the Bill of Lading to Qingdao Port’s system as a supporting...

https://container-news.com/first-poc-combines-paperless-cargo-release-and-ebl-on-gsbn-with-cosco-and-qingdao-port/

COSCO, Hutchison Ports and PSA in eBL agreement

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), COSCO SHIPPING Lines, Hutchison Ports and PSA International have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enable paperless trade.

The agreement will see all signatories leveraging the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) for export shipments by the shipper SABIC via COSCO SHIPPING’s vessels to ports in Asia operated by Hutchison Ports and PSA.

Additionally, structured data from the eBL issued via...

https://container-news.com/cosco-hutchison-ports-and-psa-in-ebl-agreement/

GSBN, COSCO, OOCL, and SICIT partner to boost safety in chemical cargo transportation

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, non-profit blockchain technology consortium, announced its collaboration with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing (SICIT) to improve the safe transportation of chemical cargo through the use of blockchain technology.

GSBN noted that special cargo with designated goods, such as chemicals and lithium batteries, should be certified as safe to transport...

https://container-news.com/gsbn-cosco-oocl-and-sicit-partner-to-boost-safety-in-chemical-cargo-transportation/

GSBN, Kaleris partner on digital supply chain solutions

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, not-for-profit technology consortium building a blockchain-enabled operating system, announced at TPM Tech a collaboration with Kaleris, a provider of supply chain technology solutions.

Kaleris’ premier brand of terminal operating systems, Navis, is deployed by more than 500 terminals around the world.

By connecting GSBN to the Kaleris Execution & Visibility Platform, a cloud-based logistics solution that optimises the movement of goods,...

https://container-news.com/gsbn-kaleris-partner-on-digital-supply-chain-solutions/

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