The June 2026 (2606) release of SAP Business Network for Logistics continues to deliver meaningful innovations across SAP Business Network Freight Collaboration and SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace. This release focuses on stronger security, improved usability, and enhanced transparency, helping logistics professionals collaborate more efficiently and make faster, better-informed decisions.
Below, we highlight the most important updates and the business value they bring.
Cross SAP Business Network Freight Collaboration and SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace
SFTP authentication with private key
Carriers can now authenticate SFTP connections using private key authentication in addition to basic authentication. The system handles secure authentication for both inbound and outbound EDI file transfers.
For more information, see Specifying the Authentication Details and Base URLs for Your System’s Endpoints.
Benefit: This improves data security and compliance, reducing risks associated with credential-based authentication and strengthening trust across partner integrations.
SAP Business Network Freight Collaboration
New status to indicate update after carrier confirmation
A new status has been introduced to indicate when a freight booking has been updated after carrier confirmation. The status ‘Confirmed (Updated)’ will show in the ‘Confirm Freight Booking (Ocean)’ and ‘Confirm Freight Booking (Air)’ apps.
Benefit: The new status helps provide greater transparency into booking milestones, clearer communication between shippers and carriers and reduces ambiguity in the execution process.
Streamlined access to appointment details from email notification
Shippers and carriers can now access appointment information directly form the link in the email notification, rather than navigating through multiple screens.
Benefits: This provides faster access to critical information and reduces time spend navigating applications.
Dock appointment scheduling: more details provided on stops
Regional and postal code added to appointment stop information in ‘Self-Book Dock Appointment’ and ‘Manage Dock Appointments’ apps.
Benefit: This enhances data quality and precision, improving downstream execution and reducing manual clarification effort.
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The above summarizes the key innovations for 2606. We hope you enjoy the new capabilities. Thanks for reading the blog post and stay tuned!
A full overview of the 2606 release can be found under the following link.
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