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Joint statement on the results of the 2026 global survey on electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) by the FIT Alliance, co-founded by ICC, BIMCO, DCSA, FIATA and Swift. Conducted in partnership with Shanghai Maritime University and the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI), the survey finds that the majority of respondents now use eBLs in some capacity and identifies interoperability as the defining challenge of the next phase of adoption.

The FIT Alliance 2026 eBL Survey is open. Share your experience with electronic bills of lading and help shape the industry's path toward universal adoption.

The FIT Alliance recently hosted a webinar exploring a key question for global trade: how can interoperability accelerate the adoption of electronic bills of lading (eBL) in container shipping? Led by Flavia Buso, Product Owner Digital Trade at DCSA , the session walked through the current state of eBL adoption, shared key learnings from the DCSA-led interoperability pilot , and highlighted how carriers, shippers, solution providers, and other trade stakeholders can unlock va