Updates to key terms and attributes based on feedback carriers received while rolling out the standards to customers.
Amsterdam, August 02, 2021 – DCSA today released version 2.1 of our Track & Trace Interface Standards for customer-facing T&T events. Version 2.1 includes updates to key terms and attributes based on feedback carriers received while rolling out the standards to customers.
The API definitions and reference implementation have also been updated, along with all accompanying documents: the DCSA Industry Blueprint 3.0, Information Model 3.2, and the web glossary of terms, which can be downloaded here.
Effective immediately, everyone currently using the DCSA T&T standard should switch to v2.1. As always, API definitions can be downloaded from SwaggerHub and the new reference implementation is available on GitHub.
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is a neutral, non-profit group founded by major ocean carriers to digitise and standardise the container shipping industry. With the mission of leading the industry towards systematic collaboration, DCSA drives initiatives to make container transportation services transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure and environmentally friendly. DCSA’s open source standards are developed based on input from DCSA member carriers, industry stakeholders and technology experts from other industries. DCSA member carriers include: MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM and ZIM. Please download DCSA standards at dcsa.org.
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