Our mission
Transforming the container shipping industry
The DCSA+ partnership programme brings together industry leaders to collaborate, share insights, and accelerate the adoption of digital standards. By joining, you connect with peers, learn from real-world experiences, and help shape a more efficient and interoperable container shipping industry.
At DCSA, we envisage a digitally interconnected container shipping industry in which customers have a choice of seamless, easy-to-use services that provide the flexibility to meet their business and sustainability goals.
To shape the digital future of container shipping by being the industry’s collective voice, working towards alignment and standardisation. By setting frameworks for effective, universally adoptable solutions and innovating, we can enable transparent, reliable, easy to use, secure and environmentally friendly container transportation services.
In addressing the evolving landscape of container shipping, DCSA endeavors to overcome four pivotal challenges through the establishment of standards. These include fostering sustainability practices, promoting interoperability and efficiency across the industry, enhancing the overall customer experience, and unlocking valuable insights from data. By strategically addressing these themes, DCSA aims to establish a cohesive and forward-looking framework that not only aligns with industry needs but also propels container shipping into a more sustainable, customer-centric, and data-informed era.
Fewer resources needed when using Track & Trace.
Unlock $30-40 billion in global trade growth by reducing trade friction, especially for emerging markets (Mckinsey, 2022).
100% eBL adoption can save 28,000 trees per year (Mckinsey, 2022).
We envisage a digitally interconnected container shipping industry in which customers have a choice of seamless, easy-to-use services that provide the flexibility to meet their business and sustainability goals.
