NEUTRON : Research from all areas of the Civil Engineering
Vol 24 No 02 (2025): JANUARY 2025

BLOCKCHAIN LOGISTIC SHIPS (BLS) AND SMART CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPARENT MARITIME SUPPLY CHAINS: AN EVIDENCE-AUDITED FRAMEWORK FOR INDONESIAN PORTS

Rudi Dwi Arifiyanto (Narotama University)
Adi Prawito (Narotama University)
Derrick I-Hsien Ting (National University of Kaohsiung)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2025

Abstract

Indonesian maritime logistics involves multiple organizations that exchange cargo documents, vessel-call information, and trade-finance records. This article develops an evidence-audited conceptual framework for Blockchain Logistic Ships (BLS), integrating a permissioned ledger, electronic bills of lading (e-BLs), smart contracts, and vessel/port Internet-of-Things (IoT) telemetry. The analysis combines the scope of official Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Sea Transportation Statistics publications for 2021–2024 with verified peer-reviewed literature and technical/legal standards. A four-layer architecture is proposed for sensor acquisition, interoperability, blockchain validation, and document/finance applications. The published literature supports potential gains in traceability and document coordination, but identifies governance, adoption, legal-recognition, interoperability, and cybersecurity barriers. Claims of specific dwell-time reductions, anti-fraud percentages, and cost savings in the preliminary manuscript could not be substantiated with documented port experiments. Accordingly, this paper offers a reproducible evaluation protocol rather than presenting these figures as measured impacts. The resulting framework specifies source validation, event-timestamp benchmarks, ledger-performance testing, and financial sensitivity analysis as requirements for pilot deployment in Indonesian ports.

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neutron

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Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Engineering Transportation

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