FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA, emphasized that the shipping industry must adopt digital transformation to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Initiatives such as implementing a universal electronic bill of lading (eBL) could save 28,000 trees annually and decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 32–86 kg per transaction. DCSA’s State of the Industry report highlights that 65% of cargo owners prioritize sustainability, with 32% working to reduce paper usage and 43% focusing on efficient logistics to minimize their environmental impact. Importantly, the industry must recognize that digitalization is becoming a critical driver of sustainability, not merely a tool for efficiency. Future supply chains must integrate efficiency with long-term sustainability, with digitalization serving as the key to achieving this transformation. RelatedNews South Korea launches autonomous ship AI data platform New partnership aims to advance digital shipbuilding var jnews_module_21329694_0_6a024da87938e = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21329694","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3095,3244,1668,1613","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","s