WHY EBL MATTERS TODAY
February 6th, 2024
The recent acceleration of electronic bills of lading (eBL) adoption has been promoted by a realisation that in an uncertain world, with supply chains disrupted by war and disease, electronic bills of lading offer the shipping sector a more reliable way to document the movement of goods. Adoption of eBL has until recently been slow, with Grant Hunter, director of standards, innovation and research at international shipping sector organisation BIMCO, recalling the platform Bolero being introduced 25 years ago (during 1999), prompting an expectation that the ...
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