Blockchain in Transport, Shipping and Logistics

April 9, 2019

Blockchain – also known as distributed ledger – is a modern version of a centuries-old ledger. It enables multiple parties – who often don’t know or trust one another – to record information in a permanent, immutable, tamper-proof and transparent manner on a decentralized digital ledger and on a distributed system without the aid of a central authority.

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Signode Industrial Group

Signode Industrial Group, the Transit Packaging division of Crown Holdings, Inc. serves a broad range of markets, customers and geographies with leading end-of-line packaging products and solutions; Signode Industrial Group makes the bulk transportation of goods possible. The $2.4 billion global company has 95 manufacturing facilities across six continents.

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Signode Industrial Group

Signode Industrial Group, the Transit Packaging division of Crown Holdings, Inc. serves a broad range of markets, customers and geographies with leading end-of-line packaging products and solutions; Signode Industrial Group makes the bulk transportation of goods possible. The $2.4 billion global company has 95 manufacturing facilities across six continents.

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