Regulation & Authority Log

Every substantive update to Maresign's trackers and analyses, dated, month by month.

Where Turkish law actually stands on electronic bills of lading — dated, sourced, and updated on every development. Not a news article: a reference record.

Who writes Maresign Insights, how we source and verify, how we correct mistakes, and our commercial relationships — stated plainly.

The International Group of P&I Clubs approves 21 eBL systems in two routes. Which route is open to a bill of lading governed by Turkish law, and what a Turkish shipper should check before choosing a platform.

Three tiers of electronic signature, eight maritime document types, one clear answer per document — under Turkish Law 5070, the Code of Civil Procedure and eIDAS.

A model law, a UK statute and a UN treaty — three instruments for electronic trade documents that are often confused. Eight criteria, one verdict for Türkiye.

Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 15 December 2025, opening for signature in Accra on 26 October 2026. One negotiable document — paper or electronic — for goods moving by sea, road, rail or air. What it does, what it does not, and what it means for Türkiye.

Digital identity wallets, phone-based signatures, remote enrolment methods and cross-border recognition in the EU and 24 countries, dated and sourced. Not news: a reference record, re-verified monthly.

Which jurisdictions have enacted MLETR-aligned law, when, and with what scope — the actual global picture, sourced. Türkiye is not yet on it.

eIDAS 2.0 rewrote the EU's rules on digital identity and trust services: every Member State must offer a digital identity wallet by 24 December 2026, and banks and large platforms must accept it by 24 December 2027. What changed, what did not, and what companies trading with the EU from Türkiye should prepare for — from primary sources.

Singapore moved the bunker delivery note to digital. In Türkiye the same document already lands on the customs officer's desk the next working day. A Master Mariner on what is missing: the chain that carries it.

Electronic bunker delivery notes have been valid under MARPOL since 2023 and the default in Singapore since 2025. In Türkiye the BDN already sits in a customs document chain under Circular 2024/3. A sourced reference, and a call for pilot partners.

China’s revised Maritime Code (1 May 2026) and the nine-agency Electronic Documents Provisions (1 September 2026) apply mandatorily to shipments touching Chinese ports — and define platform reliability in trust-service audit language. What that means for eBL platforms, and for Turkish trade.

From Law No. 5549 to MASAK Communiqué No. 24: how remote identity verification became legal in Türkiye, how AI-based verification entered the regulation, and why crypto asset service providers are under the heaviest compliance pressure today.

A Turkish qualified electronic signature meets the eIDAS QES criteria technically, but Türkiye is not on the EU Trusted List. What that means in practice for exporters, and what the eIDAS 2.0 and EUDI Wallet timeline changes.

How cookies are used on maresign.com: Google Analytics 4 measurement cookies load only with your explicit consent — what each cookie does, and how to withdraw consent under KVKK.

Privacy notice under Article 10 of Turkish Law No. 6698 (KVKK): what personal data Maresign Dijital Güven Teknolojileri processes, on which legal bases, and your rights as a data subject.

20 questions on Arkİmza qualified electronic signatures: application documents, delivery time, legal validity under Law No. 5070, long-term validation (LTV), e-seal, KEP — and maritime use.

MLETR alone cannot move an electronic bill of lading down the Middle Corridor. Two lesser-known UNCITRAL instruments carry the identity and automation layers — and Türkiye has already built most of what one of them describes, under a law from 2004.

Arkİmza qualified electronic signature (NES), e-seal, KEP and timestamping from an authorised reseller in Ataşehir, İstanbul — with setup, training and same-day corporate quotes.

Plain-language definitions of the legal and technical terms behind electronic bills of lading, qualified signatures, and MLETR — with the Turkish equivalents.

Türkiye has not yet enacted MLETR-aligned law — but the reform is in motion. The current legal position of eBLs, the EBRD-supported roadmap, and the statutory architecture ahead.

Simple e-signatures fail where maritime documents are tested: courts, casualty investigations, flag state audits. The legal case for QES under Law No. 5070 and eIDAS.

Platform interoperability is solved. Statutory recognition is not. Why electronic bills of lading still get printed - and what closes the last legal mile.

The UK ETDA grants eBLs paper-equivalent force - if the document is capable of exclusive control. What that means cryptographically, and how QES anchors it.

Maresign was built by someone who stood the watch. Master Mariner, Flag State Surveyor, 20 years at sea — now building the legal-trust layer for maritime documents.

Türkiye ratified the Organization of Turkic States' DEPA in June 2026. What the agreement does for maritime trade - and the MLETR gap it cannot close.

DCSA-standard eBLs cross digital borders, then hit paper at the destination port. The Sovereign Bottleneck explained - and the statutory fix.

Türkiye ratified the OTS Digital Economy Partnership Agreement on 20 June 2026 — the third member state. What it does for maritime trade, and why the MLETR gap persists.

Every legal claim we make links back to a primary text. This is the index — the actual laws, model laws and regulations behind electronic bills of lading, with a plain-language note on what each one does.

Maresign works with ArkSigner, a BTK-authorised certificate service provider, as its technology partner. What a qualified signature proves under Law No. 5070 today, and what it does not: eBL transferability.