On December 16, the Jordan Customs Department reported a pilot of the TradeLens blockchain store network platform. The arrangement is a joint activity from IBM and Maersk. Under the understanding, a pilot zone will be set up in the Aqaba Customs Center to move merchandise through the Aqaba Container Terminal utilizing the TradeLens platform.
“TradeLens will help bring further perceivability, consistency and security to Jordan National Single Window and will be a genuine resource for exchange and transport assistance, making Jordan the favored coordinations and transport door into the Levant,” said Steven Yoogalingam, CEO of Aqaba Container Terminal.
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) is Jordan’s just holder port and is worked by Aqaba Development Corporation and APM Terminals. Maersk claims APM Terminals which is likewise a TradeLens part.
TradeLens is attempting to digitize the delivery business to empower straightforwardness. The platform coordinates IoT gadgets to screen temperature, weight and area of holders. The platform gloats of five out of the main six sea transporters as individuals — Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE), MSC and CMA-CGM. Another huge transporter is Israel’s Zim which joined TradeLens in mid 2019.
Among different activities in the Middle East, the Saudi Customs ran a pilot on the platform for a shipment from Saudi Arabia to Rotterdam. It joined TradeLens in January 2019.
A couple of months back the Thailand Customs Department pursued TradeLens.
In the interim, Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is another blockchain consortium in the part, which incorporates five of the biggest ten holder bearers.
