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Israeli shipping line Zim is to offer blockchain-based electronic bills of lading (B/Ls) to shippers and forwarders in the Asia-South Africa and North America-Mediterranean trades.
The move follows a series of pilot shipments since November 2017 in association with Wave and Sparx Logistics, and the carrier has since continued to evaluate the platform in different tradelanes with more customers.
“The exploratory transactions indicate that the blockchain technology can not only replace paper, but also improve activities which rely on e-mails, fax and ...
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