A new facility to enable online tracking of containers has been introduced at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to help track movement of containers on a real-time basis, becoming the first Indian port to install such a technology. Called Logistics Data Services (LDS), this technology will integrate the information available with various agencies across the supply chain to provide detailed real-time information through a single window. A JNPT top official said that they can now issue tags to all containers as soon after they are off-loaded. The facility introduced by DMICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd, a joint venture of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Trust and NEC Corporation of Japan, is expected to bring transparency in container movement and cut down logistic costs for trade and industry. Containers can be tracked along the western corridor of India, starting from the port and covering their movement through rail or road, until they get to the Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations.

Source: The Hindu July 02, 2016 18:33 UTC