News / New Digital Container Shipping Association is aiming to make a splash

A container shipping group to help coordinate the industry’s rapid digitisation has formally launched after a green light from the US Federal Maritime Commission.

MSC, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) officially established the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) last week in Amsterdam, with Maersk’s Thomas Bagge named chief executive and MSC’s Andre Simha (pictured above) chairman.

Mr Simha, who is chief information officer of MSC, said the main aim of DGSA was to establish common information technology standards to make ...