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The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has admitted that electronic bills of lading (eB/Ls) will require greater support from governments to get over the line.

eB/Ls are designed to cut down on paperwork, which would solve a number of other problems involving lost, damaged or forged bills of lading.

According to DCSA’s new report, paper B/Ls are responsible for 28,000 trees being felled annually and significantly add to the carbon cost of every shipment around the world.

This even exposes trade to geopolitical ...

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