Electronic bills of lading (eBLs) may be an idea whose time has finally come as the coronavirus crisis changes the way shipowners do business.
TradeWinds is told uptake of the technology is rising more quickly now that operators have very specific concerns about delays and security relating to traditional paper bills of lading.
Lawyer Naraya Lamart, HFW's special counsel in the shipping and transport sector, compared using paper bills to "sending a cheque in the post".
