New Delhi, July 5 (KNN) In an important initiative towards improving Ease of Doing Business environment for the exporters, Jawaharlal Nehru Port has started to implement logistics data tagging of containers which will help importers/exporters track their goods in transit.

On 1st July, 2016, Jawaharlal Nehru Port became the first port in the country 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.

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), Ministry of Shipping said in a statement.

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 the overall lead time of the container movement across the western corridor and lower the transaction costs incurred by shippers and consignees, the Ministry added.

The Ministry said 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.