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The quest to develop a set of standards for data collected from smart containers has taken an important step forward.

The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) has published its first set of standards which will help interoperability between different systems in the container supply chain.

UN/CEFACT’s Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) initiative was led by smart container technology developer Traxens, which includes CMA GCM and MSC among its shareholders.

“The smart containers BRS project aims to provide clear global ...