Container shipping mindmap: the state of the industry in one image

The container shipping industry is changing fast, so going digital is key to staying competitive. The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and Supply Chain Movement have come together to create a simple mindmap showing the trends and challenging impacting the container shipping industry and the role of digital standards.

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Reading guide for the mindmap:

Market trends

The world is facing big challenges like an aging population, economic ups and downs, changing shopper habits, new tech (like ChatGPT), climate change, and political unrest. These challenges affect global trade.

Impact

These trends affect lots of people in global trade and shipping, like shipping companies, factories, shops, and online stores. They're dealing with higher costs and less profit. Plus, the pandemic has made getting money for trade harder.

Challenges

Doing paperwork for trade is still old-fashioned and uses a lot of paper. One shipment might need up to 50 pieces of paper passed between 30 different groups. Just the bill for shipping goods can cost 10-30% of all paperwork costs. And if there are mistakes or missing papers, ports can get jammed up, making it hard to track goods and leading to lost sales.

Solutions

There are answers to these problems. For instance, using electronic bills instead of paper ones could save a lot of money and make global trade smoother. People need to keep working on making data standards and set ambitious targets for going digital. Working together is key to making things better. By using digital rules for bills, everyone can make the journey of goods smoother and get more value. It's time to look at these answers and put them into action.

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