The technology partner and platform provider for the project, Microsoft, has provided the ability to use Enterprise Ethereum with Microsoft Workbench. This solution attracts with its high level of integration with existing corporate Microsoft products such as Azure and Active Directory. This makes the process of joining new participants and the integration of information systems easier.During the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Ukraine on August 19, 2019, one of the important topics of negotiations with the President of Ukraine was the development of IT technologies and support for start-ups. In particular, the Israeli Prime Minister noted the cooperation of Ukrainian and Israeli IT companies: "Israeli companies work here, and we cooperate with tens of thousands, about 50 thousand Ukrainian computer engineers, mathematicians, scientists, those who are involved in the field of modern technologies."

One of these projects is a cooperation between the Israel Ports Company - the operator of the port community system in the ports of Israel and the Ukrainian LLC "PPL 33-35" - the operator of the information system of the port community in the ports of Ukraine, on the development of an electronic bill of lading based on blockchain technology.

The project was presented in 2018 in Rotterdam at the annual meeting of the IPCSA (International Port Community Systems Association) and is developing actively under its auspices.

To date, the port community systems from Spain (Portic, Barcelona), Germany (DBH, Bremen) and Italy (Autorità di Sistema del Mare Adriatico Orientale, Trieste), as well as Israeli bank Leumi, Spanish bank Sabadell, a number of customs brokers, shippers and consignees, as well as the largest Israel's container sea carrier – ZIM have joined the project.

The technology partner and platform provider for the project, Microsoft, has provided the ability to use Enterprise Ethereum with Microsoft Workbench. This solution attracts with its high level of integration with existing corporate Microsoft products such as Azure and Active Directory. This makes the process of joining new participants and the integration of information systems easier.

Blockchain as a distributed ledger technology has serious potential for solving the problem of lack of trust between participants in the trade (and transport) chains at the technological level.

At its core, a blockchain is a cryptographic protocol that allows individual parties to have a common trust in a transaction since the ledger cannot be easily tampered with (that is, once the data is recorded, cannot be changed). This credibility is created by a combination of factors, including the cryptography used in the blockchain, its consensus/validation mechanism, and its distributed nature.

In the case of a public blockchain, such an arbiter is the aggregate of all nodes that have decided to participate in the consensus. In the case of a private blockchain, an arbiter is a consortium of nodes that are trusted (given permission) to create consensus on the network.

It can be stated that blockchain technology has passed its period of heyday of youth when it was perceived as a fashion trend, and attempts were made to build everything on the blockchain, regardless of the return of such projects. Leading IT corporations have entered the blockchain-based solutions market with their proven and trusted platforms. International standards in this area are being developed.

Thus, technology becomes what it should be - a tool that, when applied correctly, can increase the efficiency of existing processes and create opportunities for the emergence of new ones. A key advantage of this tool is the ability to implement interoperability between existing and new paperless systems without the need to reconcile the level of trust between them, which is extremely important in international trade and logistics.

Many experts point out the significant impact of technologies such as blockchain, IoT (Internet of Things), and platforms on the development of logistics in the near future. The readiness of the participants in the supply chain for these technologies is already yielding concrete results and providing competitive advantages.