eGovWatch: Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes first port in India to implement logistics data tagging of containers

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

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes the first port in the country to implement logistics data tagging of containers. 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.

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

The implementation 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). This would help in reducing the overall lead time of the container movement across the western corridor and lower the transaction costs incurred by shippers and consignees, claims the Ministry of Shipping.

The government say that 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.