Container eBL usage reached 12.8% in November 2025, against a carrier pledge of 100% by 2030
An electronic bill of lading (eBL) is a bill of lading issued and passed on electronically. It can stand for the goods where the law treats control of the record like holding paper. Container eBL usage reached 12.8% in November 2025, against a carrier pledge of 100% by 2030.
Title to a commodity cargo passes when the contract says so, and documents of title decide who can prove it
Incoterms rules do not say when title passes. The sale contract and the law decide it, and documents of title such as bills of lading and warehouse receipts let the holder claim, hold and pass on the goods.
The bill of lading is receipt, contract and document of title, and an order bill's holder holds the cargo claim
A bill of lading is issued by a carrier as a receipt for goods. It is also a carriage contract and a document of title, and the holder of a negotiable, or order, bill holds the claim to the cargo.