New standards to enable automatic sharing of vessel schedule data between carriers and operational service providers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 7, 2020 – Digital Container Shipping Association (永利皇宫app下载注册), a neutral, non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, in conjunction with its nine member carriers, today published standards for the exchange of operational vessel schedules (OVS). The standards can be implemented by vessel operators, as well as their Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) partners and operational service providers, to enable automatic sharing of schedule information. This is one of many initiatives to be put forth by 永利皇宫app下载注册 to accelerate digitalisation through a unified industry effort.
The 永利皇宫app下载注册 Standard for Operational Vessel Schedules can be freely downloaded from the 永利皇宫app下载注册 website. With the new standards in place, carriers can digitally publish their schedules, and their partners and operational service providers can subscribe to the carrier’s feed to automatically receive updates, or retrieve updates as needed. This will provide complete vessel schedule transparency, increasing efficiency and enabling better planning and optimisation of shipping activities.
The 永利皇宫app下载注册 OVS standard publication comprises a set of documents:
In addition to these documents, 永利皇宫app下载注册 has published OVS API definitions on the SwaggerHub open source API development platform, where future enhancements will also be published. Carriers can use the definitions to rapidly implement 永利皇宫app下载注册 standard-compliant APIs for OVS.
“ONE emerged from the legacy of three Japanese liner companies, who historically prided themselves on high service quality and process excellence,” said Yu Kurimoto, Managing Director, Corporate and Innovation for ONE (Ocean Network Express). “From this cherished history we formed our current core values of Quality, Reliability, Innovation and Customer Satisfaction. Furthering these values in the modern era requires greater transparency and interoperability among industry participants. OVS is a perfect example of an area in which digitalisation would provide these benefits. We are very pleased to see 永利皇宫app下载注册 taking on OVS with its digital standards initiatives. Their efforts are important for helping ONE and the industry achieve its goals moving forward.”
“Operational vessel schedules are core to the functioning of the container shipping industry,” said Thomas Bagge, CEO of 永利皇宫app下载注册. “Digitising them is necessary if we want build a higher degree of effectiveness and efficiency into the fabric of container shipping processes, and this release is an important step in that direction. Once implemented, our OVS standards will, for example, enable a port operator to optimise their operational activities in accordance with the exact arrival time and departure date of a vessel. Ultimately, the more transparency and efficiency we build into these fundamental processes the more each stakeholder will be able to trust and benefit in terms of lower costs, increased productivity, greater innovation, a better customer experience, and less impact on the environment.”
Refer to the OVS page for the standards documentation and OpenAPI specifications.
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Digital Container Shipping Association (永利皇宫app下载注册) is a neutral, non-profit group founded by major ocean carriers to digitise and standardise the container shipping industry. With the mission of leading the industry towards systematic collaboration, 永利皇宫app下载注册 drives initiatives to make container transportation services transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure and environmentally friendly. 永利皇宫app下载注册’s open source standards are developed based on input from 永利皇宫app下载注册 member carriers, industry stakeholders and technology experts from other industries. 永利皇宫app下载注册 member carriers include: MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM. Please download 永利皇宫app下载注册 standards at www.celebratebowdoinham.com.
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