As 2023 unfolds, shippers are experiencing signs of relief from the supply chain upheaval over the past few years. U.S. container imports in December continued to close in on 2019 volumes, port delays continued to improve, the maritime capacity crunch has eased, and ocean shipping rates have approached pre-pandemic levels. 

I remember reading a quote which has stuck in my mind ever since – “Sharing among an entire ecosystem of innovative partners is a crucial step for modernisation.” 

To learn more about their collaboration and the role that technology can play in the commodities industry, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Peter Johnston (PJ), senior manager digital and agtech at GrainCorp, and Sean Birrell, CTO and co-founder of Veridapt.

Tata Power, an integrated power company in India, has partnered with Contour, a digital trade finance network based out of Singapore, to make its financial management process more robust, transparent… read more →

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: VIDEO | Think data, not documents: advancing MLETR in 2023

Surecomp today announced that it is partnering with WAVE BL, a blockchain-based digital platform, to further enhance digital trade finance workflows by enabling access to electronic bills of lading in… read more →

The UK Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) and Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA) launched a new partnership project, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, to provide… read more →

As we move into 2023, it will be crucial for solution providers to adapt and collaborate in order to seize the opportunities presented by digitisation for game-changing value creation.

Change is part of the modern world and innovation is one of the key drivers for change. The prevailing question is: are the ports in the right mindset towards innovation?

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: Global trade finance – reasons to be hopeful in 2023