Can a government-brokered supply chain exchange succeed?

Mar 21, 2022 at 10:07 AM CST
The Biden administration is attacking supply chain data gaps from both land and sea: One campaign is being led by the Federal Maritime Commission, the other by the U.S. Department of Transportation. But given the amount of confidential information that currently flows throughout freight markets, can a supply chain data portal succeed if the federal government is involved? “Certainly the government has a strong role in providing some sort of push in making sure a supply chain data exchange works, and to incentivize better sharing of data,” Ellen Sun, chief marketing officer for the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), told FreightWaves.

Mar 21, 2022 at 10:07 AM CST

The Biden administration is attacking supply chain data gaps from both land and sea: One campaign is being led by the Federal Maritime Commission, the other by the U.S. Department of Transportation. But given the amount of confidential information that currently flows throughout freight markets, can a supply chain data portal succeed if the federal government is involved? “Certainly the government has a strong role in providing some sort of push in making sure a supply chain data exchange works, and to incentivize better sharing of data,” Ellen Sun, chief marketing officer for the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), told FreightWaves.