News in Brief Podcast | Week 5 | World Cargo Summit and Gemini
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte ...
India’s new port community system is a “game-changer” for shipping operations, and is set to help reduce the high logistics costs in the country.
Known as PCS1x, the platform will improve India’s ease of doing business and cut container dwell times, according to Manish Mrigank, assistant director at the ministry of shipping’s Indian Ports Association (IPA).
“PCS1x will be transformational for the port ecosystem,” he told The Loadstar.
“The main objective is to create a single platform of information exchange for all stakeholders ...
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