Kale Logistics Solutions, developer of India’s first Container Digital Exchange (Codex) operational at Tuticorin Port, has launched a Container Tracking Mobile App Codex for various container stakeholders operating at the port.

The Codex Mobile App will be an extension of Codex, said a statement from the company.

It will be India’s first mobile app available for container stakeholders and accessible from Google Play store for Android phones, it said.

The launch took place on the sidelines of Maritime India Summit 2016, organised by Ministry of Shipping - Government of India. The summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, it added.

The Codex is designed to automate the container movement at Tuticorin Port and reduce the container dwell times considerably. It is an EDI based electronic platform through which communication, information exchange, connectivity and electronic processing of key business transactions/operations can be facilitated between all container stake-holders at the Port and its related logistics value chain, said the statement.

The app was launched by S Anantha Chandra Bose, chairman V O Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) Port Trust during a ceremony on the side-lines of the Maritime India Summit 2016.

Bose said: “This is a pioneering initiative in enabling ease of business, and following the Prime Minister's initiative of "Digital India”, we have expanded the port gates and are introducing toll gate to enable seamless access to the port.”

“Codex is first of its kind initiative at an Indian port which promises to reduce the current documentation process from two hours to almost 1/4th its time and the app as an extension of Codex will allow all stakeholders to track the container on real-time basis,” he said.

“The next step will be to enable other valuable functions on the mobile app, which will ensure that the stakeholders get the maximum benefit,” he added.

David Raja, president –TCFSA, said: “With the Codex Mobile App, we look forward to making real-time information available to container stakeholders at Tuticorin Port, thereby saving them time and efforts involved in following up for container status updates.”

“With our proven experience of creating seamless digital communication for stakeholders across logistics value chain, the next step for us was to extend our services for the maritime community as well,” he said.

Vineet Malhotra, director of Kale Logistics Solutions, said: “Codex will help reduce container dwell time considerably by cutting down the time taken in documentation across the container movement. Additionally, the Codex Mobile App will facilitate the container tracking for all stakeholders- providing on demand update seamlessly.”

The Codex Mobile App can be downloaded from Google Play store on all Android mobile devices, tablets and similar gadgets. The mobile app facilitates on-the-go tracking of containers on a real-time basis and directly interfaces with Codex, it added. – TradeArabia News Service