By Leah Montebello A new bill aimed at driving paperless trade was introduced to parliament today, cutting “red tape” for international shipping. The Electronic Trade Documents Bill hopes to boost the UK’s international trade, and reduce the estimated 28.5 billion paper trade documents printed and flown around the world daily. Under the new law, digital trade documents will be put on the same legal footing as their paper-based equivalents to give more choice and flexibility for trade. Business-to-business documents such as bills of lading – a contract between parties involved in shipping goods…