DCSA – Digital Container Shipping Association

About DCSA

DCSA envisions a digitally interconnected container shipping industry. Our mission is to be the de facto standards body for the industry, setting the technological foundation for interoperable IT solutions. Together with our member carriers, DCSA creates vendor-neutral, technology-agnostic standards for IT and non-competitive business practices. By working towards the widespread adoption of these standards, our aim is to move the industry forward in terms of customer experience, efficiency, collaboration, innovation and respect for the environment.

The objective of DCSA

Data and Interface Standard project workstream is to strengthen the container shipping industry’s ability to send and receive data across all parties in the industry. Furthermore, it aims at to enhance inter-carrier cooperation based on shared requirements and to ensure interoperability by using a shared data language. You can find relevant publications on DCSA website - they are also listen in each of the project folders below.

A glossary of Terms can be found here

OpenAPI definition

APIs

• The DCSA Interface Standard for Track & Trace is documented on the DCSA TNT SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Operational Vessel Schedules is documented on the DCSA OVS SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Commercial Schedules is documented on the DCSA CS SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Just in Time PortCalls is documented on the DCSA JIT SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Booking is documented on the DCSA BKG SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for electronic Bill of Lading is documented on the DCSA EBL SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Issuance an EBL to an EBL platform is documented on the DCSA EBL ISS SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for EBL Surrender is documented on the DCSA EBL SUR SwaggerHub.
• The DCSA Interface Standard for Platform Interoperability is documented on the DCSA EBL PINT SwaggerHub.