New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The national logistics portal-marine (NLP-M) was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Friday.

The single-window platform aims to minimise regulatory complexities by centralising all necessary documentation, compliance certifications, and formal procedures necessary for the EXIM trade.

It will help bring all the trade stakeholders together and reduce the cost of logistics through real-time mapping and provisioning.

"NLP will be a single window for all trade processes of the logistics sector spread across the country covering all modes of transport in the waterways, roadways, and airways along with an E-marketplace to provide a seamless end-to-end logistic service coverage," the ministry said...