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The first common digital standards for the container shipping industry are expected to be proposed this year, according to the newly appointed chief executive of the Digital Container Shipping Association.
Speaking at this week’s TOC Container Supply Chain event in Rotterdam, Thomas Bagge (pictured ) told delegates that members of the recently formed association would hold a general assembly to vote on the first proposed standards for the industry.
“Then comes the difficult part, which is adoption,” he added.
He explained that the ...
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Comment on this article
Gagan Deep
June 21, 2019 at 3:34 amDCSA have right view. Its time to be more punctual and accurate and transparency.
May be Port Storage seems over occupied virtually and in real shipping line seems to beg trade from customers.