DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association)

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is a non-profit organisation that develops IT standards for container shipping. According to DCSA, it was founded in April 2019 by MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM, and Pacific International Lines (PIL) joined as a partner in April 2024. Its standards are developed with member carriers, who validate and agree them. DCSA is based in Amsterdam. DCSA's Bill of Lading standard uses open APIs to standardise bill of lading data and processes, for both original bills and sea waybills. DCSA also publishes an eBL platform interoperability framework made up of the PINT API, a legal framework and the Control Tracking Registry. On 15 February 2023 DCSA announced that nine ocean carriers had committed to issue 50% of original bills of lading electronically within five years and 100% by 2030, based on DCSA standards.