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Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) Bullish on Blockchain
Hong Kong-based nonprofit consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) remains optimistic about the potential of blockchain in logistics, with a platform that rivals Maersk's TradeLens. Major shipping partners like Cosco and Hapag-Lloyd have already joined, with a permissioned blockchain allowing only authorized parties to access data. Despite past failures, GSBN CEO Bertrand Chen believes blockchain has yet to fully catch on and its adoption may take another decade.
GSBN Adopts Blockchain to Share Shipping Data with Financial Insitutiotns
Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has adopted blockchain technology to speed up pilot transactions by unifying the consent collection and sharing of shipping data with financial institutions.
Alibaba to Bring Blockchain Technology to Chinese Shipping Ports
China is tapping into the potential of blockchain technology like none other; the country’s entrepreneurs and local governments alike have already started implementing blockchain-based projects while most of the globe grapples with legality issues.
India's Largest Shipping Port Operator Adopts Maersk-IBM Blockchain Platform
In the latest development, India’s largest port operator announced on May 27 it is adopting blockchain technology through its shipping and invoicing business.
Will Blockchain Make Shipping more Efficient in the Future?
Shipping in some cases is not restricted to the transportation of cargo by ships, but it refers to the transportation of items by mail of any means, the form of transportation could be air, road or train, but the most used form is transportation by sea.