News / New association to help shippers use blockchain technology in supply chains

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Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), the nascent North American association of transport and logistics companies looking to develop industry standards for the use of blockchain technology in logistics, yesterday launched a sister organisation for supply chain professionals.

Although BiTA has a substantial number of 3PL members, it is dominated by the vast US road freight industry and founder Craig Fuller said a natural bias had prevented more shippers from joining.

“The feedback we got from shippers was that [BiTA] would not really reflect their needs in terms of supply ...