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Electronic Bill of Lading adoption grows as focus shifts to interoperability
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.
FIT Alliance
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Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance calls for collaboration between shippers, freight forwarders and banks to promote adoption of electronic Bill of Lading
The FIT Alliance promotes adoption of the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) to facilitate the digital transformation of the global supply chai
FIT Alliance
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Complete Guide to electronic bill of lading - legal reform
Bulk cargoes are frequently traded “on the water”, a process that complicates the existing paper-oriented system. The physical bill of ladin
FIT Alliance
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The history of the Bill of Lading
In 1956 Malcolm McLean’s standardised shipping container made its maiden voyage. This started a revolution that not only dramatically...
DCSA
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