Blockchain shipping platform TradeLens, developed by Danish shipping behemoth Maersk and IBM, has enrolled a Turkey based global terminal operator Yilport Holding as the newest member. Yilport operates 6 inland terminals and 22 marine terminals in 11 countries.
TradeLens is an international logistics chain administration platform structured for managing containerized goods. The platform was rolled out in April 2018 by Maersk and IBM.
The platform functions by offering criteria based open application programming interface (APIs) that permit supply chain info to be unalterably and safely monitored and distributed utilizing a permissioned blockchain.
Last month, Yilport started synchronizing data from its Gemport and Gebze terminals in Turkey with Tradelens platform.
Following the completion of integration, the terminals operator will have access to a stream of data to assist in better administration of resources and containerized freight.
Six key data will be active in the API assisted data transfers between Tradelens and Yilport. They are “gate in, gate out, vessel load, vessel discharge, actual load date list and actual discharge date list.”
Through TradeLens, the container shipping linked info is accessible on the permissioned blockchain by all the stakeholders throughout the supply chain, including agencies, shippers, customs authorities, port operators or providers of financial service.
IBM and Maersk has taken several measures to co-ordinate with numerous government organizations and customs authorities throughout the world, luring partakers from Indonesia, Thailand, Azerbaijan, the United States and Canada, among others.
Blockchain technology is being recommended as a prime tool for organizations, enterprises and even governments to create stronger value chains in the post pandemic era.
Of late, the World Economic Forum came up with a document discussing about the employment of blockchain based solutions for supply chains, whose vulnerability was distinctly unveiled during the Covid-19 outbreak, for example, with several commodity markets, medical supplies and PPE.
The forum also introduced a blockchain installation toolkit, structured to aid governments and enterprises in adjusting their supply chains to the prevailing economic climate and unrests in international trade.
