Carrier
COSCO Shipping Lines and electronic bills of lading
COSCO SHIPPING Lines issues blockchain-based electronic bills of lading through IQAX eBL, which runs on the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN).
Last verified 17 Oct 2026
- eBL offering
- Issuing eBLs
- Platforms
- IQAX eBL
- DCSA member
- No
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Commitment announced
- —
- Public commitment
- —
- Website
- lines.coscoshipping.com/
In more detail
On 15 May 2026 it announced linked electronic master and house bills of lading, with the carrier issuing master bills via GSBN to the IQAX eBL platform. It is not a member of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), and no public eBL adoption target from the carrier was found.
Sources
- COSCO SHIPPING Lines (homepage)COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: name, website
- 中远海运集运携手哥伦比亚海关与GSBN实现电子提单海关在线核验 (COSCO SHIPPING Lines works with Colombian Customs and GSBN on online eBL verification; Chinese only)COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. · published 24 Sept 2025 · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: summary, eBL offering, platforms
- 中远海运集运全球首发，采用ISO 5909国际标准实现MBL与HBL全流程数字链接 (COSCO SHIPPING Lines links MBL and HBL digitally under ISO 5909; Chinese only)COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. · published 15 May 2026 · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: summary, eBL offering, platforms
- MembersDigital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: summary, DCSA membership
- IQAX launches IGP&I approved eBL, COSCO SHIPPING Lines and OOCL already onboardIQAX Limited · published 23 Jun 2022 · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: platforms
- COSCO SHIPPING Participates in DLT based Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) International Standard Passing Key Review StageCOSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. · published 3 Dec 2024 · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: eBL offering
- Profile (About COSCO SHIPPING Lines)COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. · accessed 17 Oct 2026supports: headquarters