JNPT becomes 1st port in logistics data tagging of containers

Government announced on July 4 that Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has become India's first port to implement logistics data tagging of containers to track cargo.

JNPT is one of the India's top 12 major ports.

"Jawaharlal Nehru Port implemented the logistics data bank tagging of containers, first of its kind facility, which will help importers/exporters track their goods in transit through logistics data bank service," Ministry of Shipping said in a statement.

An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Tag) tag would be attached to each container which would be tracked through RIFD readers installed at different locations, it said.

"This would provide the 'visibility' and 'transparency' of the EXIM Container Movement by covering the entire movement through rail or road till the ICDs (Inland Container Depot) and CFSs (Container Freight Station)," the statement said.

This service will integrate the information available with various agencies across the supply chain to provide detailed real time information within a single window.

This would help in reducing overall lead time of the container movement across the western corridor and lower the transaction costs incurred by shippers and consignees, it said.

This has been one of the important 'Ease of Doing Business' initiatives implemented at Jawaharlal Nehru Port focused towards document, time and cost reduction for the benefit of trade.