The url www.indianpcs.gov.in was launched by Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman IPA in the presence of various stakeholders from Mumbai

Indian Ports Association (IPA), under the guidance of Ministry of Shipping launched the Port Community System ‘PCS1x'. The url www.indianpcs.gov.in was launched by Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman IPA in the presence of various stakeholders from Mumbai. It was attended by all Major Port Chairmen through video conference. Bhatia while launching the portal lauded the effort of all involved for completion of the project in record time of 6 months.

‘PCS 1x' is a cloud based new generation technology, with user-friendly interface.  This system seamlessly integrates 8 new stakeholders besides the 19 existing stakeholders from the maritime trade on a single platform.

The platform offers value added services such as notification engine, workflow, mobile application, track and trace, better user interface, better security features, improved inclusion by offering dashboard for those with no IT capability. A unique feature of ‘PCS1x' is that it can latch on to third party software which provides services to the maritime industry thereby enabling the stakeholders to access wide network of services.

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