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The Digital Container Shipping Association developer portal provides guidelines and additional resources for the technical teams organizations adopting DCSA standards.

Standard Implementation Guides

  • Arrival Notice (AN)
  • Bill of Lading (eBL) - SI+TD
  • Bill of Lading (eBL) - Issuance
  • Bill of Lading (eBL) - Surrender
  • Bill of Lading (eBL) - Endorsement Chain
  • Booking (BKG)
  • Commercial Schedules (CS)
  • Port Call (PC)
  • Operational Vessel Schedules (OVS)
  • Track & Trace (TNT)
  • Verified Gross Mass (VGM)

Reference Documentation

  • Adoption API
  • API Design and Implementation Principles
  • Conformance
  • Digital Signatures for Transport Documents
  • Information Models
  • Standard Error Codes

DCSA Developer Portal