Container Lines Asked to Keep Up Digital Momentum: Supply Lines

Faced with new uncertainties and surcharges related to the Mideast conflict, the global trade community is asking container carriers to keep pushing forward on a pandemic-era effort toward digitalization and away from paper documents.

“The next 12 months represent a decisive window,” said a letter to a group of CEOs whose companies move about 75% of global container trade. “Without accelerated adoption, inefficiencies will persist, eroding customer confidence and increasing costs.”

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