The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Trade Facilitation Programme, alongside the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Morocco and the ICC Digital Standards Initiative, recently hosted a conference on the Digitalisation of International Trade in Casablanca, Morocco.

UNCITRAL Working Group VI has been working on an international instrument that allows the use of negotiable cargo documents and negotiable electronic cargo records for all modes of transport in a multimodal or unimodal context.

There are few regions as pivotal to global trade as the Middle East. The petroleum-rich area is the source of roughly one-third of the world’s oil production. When geopolitical tensions in the Middle East force up oil prices, the whole world catches a cold. 

To learn more about risks and risk management, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Peter Milne and Alex Gray, Director of Trade and Transaction Banking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF).

Rental services are becoming more common throughout the shipping industry and among online customers. What should sector professionals do to support the continued growth of these services?

The ICC DSI has released their final KTDDE report, finishing their harmonisation of 36 key trade documents.

The maritime industry, often seen as a major contributor to pollution, is under increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices.

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has become a member of the non-profit organisation, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), to promote standardisation and digital innovation in the container shipping industry.

Lloyds Bank has completed its first transaction using an electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) on the WaveBL trade documentation platform.

Customs compliance obligations have to be met when importing and exporting goods to ensure that the documentation related to the accompanying goods is generated in adherence with the legislation of the importing and exporting countries.