Orient Overseas' IQAX becomes 'first' to deploy latest DCSA-compliant eBL

IQAX, a digital trade solutions provider operating under Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), parent company of OOCL, has become ‘the first in the world’ to implement the latest Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) 3.0 API standard.

As disclosed, the achievement, which went live June 11 following months of cooperation, was made possible through a collaboration between IQAX, Hong Kong’s independent, not-for-profit technology consortium Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) and its carrier members.

Per GSBN, the teams worked together to make certain that the API-based data exchange is compliant and that it can complete the DCSA end-to-end conformance test.

Speaking about the development, Bertrand Chen, Chief Executive Officer at Global Shipping Business Network, highlighted: “As the industry accelerates its transition to digital trade documents, it is vital that GSBN continues to support the diverse needs of all global trade stakeholders. With multiple standards and data models emerging across the ecosystem, there is a growing need for a universal ‘data adapter’, a mechanism that enables trusted data to be used for different trade scenarios, with the proper consent.”

George Guo, CEO at IQAX, added: “We are happy to support our