APSEZ Mundra announced the inauguration of e-Form-6 on November 15, 2017. The system was inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr Sanjay Agarwal, Commissioner of Customs, Mundra. The occasion was also graced by Mr G. P. Mina and Mr B. K. Singh, Additional Commissioners of Customs, Mr Ennarasu Karunesan, CEO, Mundra and Tuna Port, Mr Avinash Rai, COO, Mundra Port, Mr Mukesh Saxena COO, SEZ, the senior leadership of APSEZ Mundra Port and representatives from stakeholders including shipping lines and surveyors.
The e-Form-6 system will facilitate paperless transaction connecting all stakeholders on a single application. Containers can be moved from any place to anywhere across the globe using this platform. Earlier, the entire process was being done manually, with papers moving from one table to another, which resulted in delay in the despatch of export/import units. The system’s other benefits include reduction in two-wheeler movement, thereby improving safety, reducing truck turnaround time, saving truck idle hours and enabling ease of doing business by improving visibility to the cargo owners, transporters, CFSs and shipping lines.
In his address on the occasion, Mr Ennarasu Karunesan said this initiative is aligned to the Digital India programme and is also in sync with the Adani Group Chairman’s vision to make Mundra Port a “Smart Port” in the country. With this facility, exporters, importers, Customs brokers, surveyors, shipping lines, transporters and freight forwarders can henceforth benefit by simply entering data from any remote corner of India. He also explained how technology has helped to increase productivity, operational efficiency and ease of doing business, which ultimately leads to better commerce.
Mr Sanjay Agarwal, while praising the e-Form-6 initiative, also appreciated APSEZ Mundra’s infrastructure and layout, comparing it to a well-developed airport. He also pointed out that despite its large and continuously increasing volume, the vehicular queue at Mundra Port was negligible.
This is one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the IT team at Mundra, who have left no stone unturned to make this project a success for others to emulate. More such initiatives in automation of various manual processes are being undertaken here, which, in future, will help in speeding up the processes at ports.
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