{"id":"33254cd3-ee6b-415a-8e75-bfb55b4ebc89","task":"Issue and transfer an electronic bill of lading using the DCSA eBL 3.0 API and the PINT platform interoperability standard","domain":"dcsa.org","steps":["Select an eBL platform provider that has confirmed DCSA eBL 3.0 compliance and PINT API support; verify that both shipper and consignee banks accept the chosen platform for presentation.","Submit shipping instructions to the carrier via the DCSA Shipping Instructions API; the carrier issues the eBL on their platform and notifies you with the transport document reference.","To transfer the eBL to a consignee on a different platform, initiate a PINT transfer through the Platform Interoperability API; the PINT API routes the transfer via the Control Tracking Registry (CTR) to the receiving platform.","Confirm receipt and chain of custody by querying the CTR for the eBL transfer status; only the current holder can endorse or surrender the document.","For bank presentation, instruct the eBL platform to present the document to the nominated bank; the bank must be enrolled on a PINT-compatible platform to accept programmatic presentation.","On cargo delivery, surrender the eBL through the platform API to release the goods; the carrier marks the document as surrendered in the CTR, closing the document lifecycle."],"gotchas":["Paper B/L and eBL cannot be used simultaneously for the same shipment; switching from paper to eBL after issuance requires formal carrier consent and a new issuance process.","Not all Letter of Credit banks accept eBL for documentary credit presentation as of 2026; confirm bank acceptance before committing to eBL issuance on trade finance transactions.","PINT transfers require both source and destination platforms to be live PINT participants; attempting a transfer to a non-PINT platform will fail silently or return a platform-not-found error."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T11:29:43.599Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:26.736Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/33254cd3-ee6b-415a-8e75-bfb55b4ebc89"}