Maersk and the Russian government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch the carrier’s blockchain it has developed with partner IBM – TradeLens – in the country.
In a signing ceremony yesterday involving Maersk chief executive Soren Skou and deputy transport minister and head of Federal Maritime and River Transport agency Yuriy Tsvetkov, said the MoU included “Port of St. Petersburg, Russia’s main container gateway, as part of the pilot launch”.