Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced that IQAX has become the first eBL solution worldwide to successfully go live with the latest Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) API schema version 3.0.

The landmark deployment went live on 11 June following months of close collaboration between GSBN, its carrier members, and the global digital trade technology company, IQAX.

The teams worked together to ensure the API-based data exchange is compliant, culminating in the successful completion of the DCSA end-to-end conformance test.

This milestone also builds on rapid eBL adoption, with over 550,000 eBLs processed to date via GSBN blockchain-enabled infrastructure and covering over 100 countries.

DCSA eBL API v3.0 is now available to all DCSA carrier members on the GSBN platform, enabling streamlined integration and faster rollout.

George Guo, CEO at IQAX, said: “We are happy to support our carrier customers that are DCSA members, such as Hapag-Lloyd, in implementing their preferred eBL standard. IQAX eBL is designed to prioritise the operational needs of container carriers as exemplified by this implementation.

“As the only eBL solution supporting all major international standards, we aim to offer greater flexibility and choice to carriers and their customers to accelerate eBL adoption and digital trade.”

Bertrand Chen, CEO at GSBN, added: “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.”

Earlier this year, GSBN announced its collaboration with Ocean Network Express Pte Ltd (ONE) to adopt the DCSA’s eBL standard.