COPENHAGEN, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday 94 companies and organizations have so far joined a blockchain platform developed with IBM aimed at boosting efficiency and limiting the enormous paper trail of global container shipping. The industry has seen little innovation since the container was invented in the 1950s, and cross-border trade still … [Read more...]
Maersk, IBM to Launch Blockchain-Based Platform for Global Trade
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The world's largest container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk is teaming up with IBM to create an industry-wide trading platform it says can speed up trade and save billions of dollars. The global shipping industry has seen little innovation since the container was invented in the 1950s, and cross-border trade still … [Read more...]