Bill of Lading standard

The Bill of Lading (BL) is the most important trade document in container shipping. 目前, stakeholders along complex supply chains using original BLs (OBLs) must physically courier the original documents to the importer so they can present them at the time of goods collection, which is inefficient, expensive and creates opportunities for fraud. Even with an electronic Telex release for OBLs or paperless Seaway Bills (SWBs), the lack of standard data formats and processes creates confusion that contributes to shipping discrepancies, 操作延迟, financial losses and higher costs.  

The 永利皇宫app下载注册 Digital Trade initiative was designed to facilitate universal acceptance and adoption of a standards-based electronic Bill of Lading, applicable to both original Bill of Ladings and Seaway Bills. Using open source Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), 永利皇宫app下载注册 BL standard enables straight-through processing of BL data, eliminating paper and manual intervention from BL processes. Standardised digitalisation of BL data and processes will help create a more secure, agile and sustainable supply chain ecosystem. 永利皇宫app下载注册 is also working closely with eBL 解决方案提供商s on technical and legal interoperability to enable seamless digital transfer of original BLs across different platforms and stakeholders, which will facilitate the global uptake of BL standards.