[ INSIGHT ] COLLABORATION
by Mariana Bock-Losada Chief Growth Ocer, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) Mariana.bock-losada@dcsa.org | +41 79 176 56 55
Partnership Fuels Digital Revolution
Container shipping has made significant strides in digital transformation—modernizing processes, improving transparency, and adopting more efficient ways of working. Much of this progress has been driven by major carriers through their involvement with the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA).
Cross-sector participation is essential to driving meaningful change. By aligning on common standards, the industry can reduce transaction costs, simplify integration, and speed critical processes such as cargo release. Partners in the DCSA+ program will be able to collaborate directly with peers to address shared challenges— from data interoperability and IT upgrades to implementation bottlenecks. Feedback loops built into the program help ensure emerging solutions are not only technically sound but also operationally useful. The goal is to create a more agile, responsive, and resilient shipping ecosystem that bene ts a wide range of participants across the value chain, including ports, terminals, BCOs, freight forwarders, carriers and feeders. DEFINING THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING Technological standardization and modernization have become an industry- wide movement, and those who become partners today can help de ne the space’s future. By working together, we can build a more ef cient, resilient, and sustainable digital shipping industry. Organizations that engage now can help shape the standards driving global trade. Visit dcsa.org or contact our team to get involved. n
an arena in which to come together and materially collaborate. In order to provide a space for a wide range of companies involved in the container shipping value chain to do so, DCSA created a Partnership Program that brings together stakeholders across the supply chain. The program, DCSA+, is a chance for the industry to align on best practices, fast-track digital standards adoption, and circulate implementation guides, digital libraries, and expert-led training. Through structured roundtables, webinars, workshops, and hackathons, the industry can participate in early- stage testing of new standards and digital solutions—while ensuring that emerging standards align with real- world operations. Since its launch, the program quickly gained momentum with DB Schenker, Cargo ve, WNS, Pairpoint, and the Port of Valencia, among others, joining launch partners Lufthansa Industry Solutions and Vinturas in paving the way for industry-wide commitment to innovation, co-creation, and supply chain resilience.
With strong groundwork done, to truly accelerate progress we must write the next chapter together. That means bringing a broader range of voices into the conversation and leaving no stakeholder behind. That’s the ambition behind the DCSA+ Partnership Program, launched in March 2025: to create a more inclusive, cross- sector forum where players from across the value chain can shape the future of digital shipping together. PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS For years, container shipping has grappled with high costs, inef ciencies, and a lack of transparency, much of it rooted in paper-based systems. While digitalization offers a clear path forward, adoption has often been slowed by fragmented technology, siloed approaches, and the absence of shared standards. Without common standards, interoperability becomes a challenge, making it harder to realize the full value of digital solutions. The challenge for the industry is to nd
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