Calgary Alberta - Canadian Pacific (CP) today announced it has joined Trade Lens, a blockchain based platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of container shipping documents.
 
This open-API (Application Program Interface) platform will help CP intermodal shippers create, amend, and share documents with other supply chain participants, including consignees, beneficial cargo owners, customs agencies, dray operators, and steamship lines.
 
Trade Lens was developed by IBM and A.P. Moller-Maersk specifically for use in the container shipping industry.
 
It currently handles more than 700 million events and 6 million documents annually.
 
The system integrates with users' in-house systems via non-proprietary, publicly available, APIs designed for ease of setup and use.
 
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