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IBM Builds Tiny Computer to Fight Supply Chain Fraud

On Tuesday, IBM unveiled a portfolio of "cryptographic anchors" that will serve as digital fingerprints to authenticate shipments. As a consignment makes its way from factory to ship to cons...

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300cubits Completes First Cryptocurrency Booking Deposit

On Sunday, Hong Kong-based tech firm 300cubits announced that it has facilitated the first trial shipment of containerized cargo using its "TEU" cryptocurrency token booking deposits. Brazil...

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APL Tests Blockchain Solution

A consortium comprising AB InBev, Accenture, APL, Kuehne + Nagel and a European customs organization has successfully tested a blockchain solution designed to eliminate the need for printed shipping d...

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?Maritime Amazon? Unveiled

The Singapore-headquartered company Moscord is adding to the digital disruption of shipping with the unveiling of a new procurement platform offering simplified purchasing and pre-priced logistics ful...

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Construction of World's Largest Diamond Mining Vessel Underway

The De Beers Group has confirmed that construction of the world’s largest diamond mining vessel has commenced. Local media outlet New Era highlighting the announcement, said the vessel will b...

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Blockchain Tested Along China's Southern Transport Corridor

One of Asia's largest shipowners, Pacific International Lines (PIL), along with PSA International and IBM Singapore, has tested a blockchain platform tracking cargo from Chongqing in China to Sing...

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PortXL Selects Start-Ups to Accelerate

The yearly scouting phase of PortXL – the Rotterdam-based world port accelerator – has concluded with the organization choosing 14 promising start-ups. The start-ups were chosen from ar...

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Agility Joins Maersk-IBM Blockchain Community

Global logistics provider Agility has become the first freight forwarder to collaborate on Maersk and IBM's blockchain solution which aims to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducti...

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Blockchain Arrives for Ship Finance

The blockchain revolution has already arrived for shipping, with big players like Maersk making moves on core business systems that rely on distributed ledgers. Now it is arriving for shipping finance...

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First Agricultural Commodity Sale Using Blockchain

A group of bankers and traders have completed what they believe to be the first agricultural commodity sale conducted entirely on a blockchain platform. The parties - seller Louis Dreyfus Company, buy...