AP Moller – Maersk and IBM have decided to withdraw the TradeLens offerings and discontinue the platform.
“TradeLens was founded on the bold vision to make a leap in global supply chain digitisation as an open and neutral industry platform. Unfortunately, while we successfully developed a viable platform, the need for full global industry collaboration has not been achieved. As a result, TradeLens has not reached the level of commercial viability necessary to continue work and meet the financial expectations as an independent business,” commented Rotem Hershko, head of business platforms at AP Moller – Maersk.
The TradeLens platform was announced in 2018 and jointly developed by IBM and GTD Solution, a division of Maersk, as a blockchain-enabled shipping solution designed to promote more efficient and secure global trade.
The TradeLens team is now taking action to withdraw the offerings and discontinue the platform, and the intention is that the platform will go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
During this shutdown process, all parties involved will ensure that customers are attended to without disruptions to their businesses.
According to Maersk, the company will continue its efforts to digitise the supply chain and increase industry innovation through other solutions to reduce trade friction and promote more global trade.
“We are deeply grateful for the relentless efforts of our committed industry members and many tech talents, who together have worked diligently to advance the digitalisation of the industry through the TradeLens platform. We will leverage the work of TradeLens as a stepping stone to further push our digitisation agenda and look forward to harnessing the energy and ability of our technology talent in new ways,” noted Rotem Hershko.
