Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Six parties have submitted bids for the much-awaited Port Community System (PCS), an initiative considered as a crucial step towards digitising port operations and a stepping stone towards the National Single Window (NSW), Mirror Business learnt. This project was initially put to tender by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation under the previous government but reportedly faced delays before reaching the current stage. The submission of these bids now marks a significant milestone in a process keenly watched by the maritime industry.

The current logistics procedures in Sri Lanka, particularly at the Port of Colombo, which handles over 90 percent of the nation's cargo, rely heavily on paper-based systems with l...