Coup for Maersk as MSC and CMA CGM join blockchain platform

Boxship giants MSC and CMA CGM have joined Maersk and IBM's blockchain shipping platform TradeLens.

Data for nearly half of the world's ocean container cargo will now be available, the companies said.

"We're excited to have these two major carriers join. We have been in discussions with them since the end of last year, but talks picked up in earnest in the first quarter," TradeLens CEO Michael White told TradeWinds.