PCS 1x gains momentum through roadshows. As an Ease of Doing Business initiative of Govt. of India, in association with Indian Ports Association and Logistics software company M/s. Portall organized roadshows for Port Community system (PCS1x).

The objective of the roadshow campaign was to communicate and educate the individual port ecosystem about the features and benefits of PCS 1x in order to encourage active adoption by the local community.

The roadshows commenced on 28th June 2019 at Vizag and ended on 25th July 2019 at Kandla. It acted as a platform for the entire maritime community to gather and give valuable suggestions. The average turnout was between 100 to 150 at each location and we witnessed an overall turnout of over 1500 stakeholders across India.

All major port chairpersons spearheaded their respective port interactions and the apex industry trade associations worked alongside IPA and Portall to improve adoption and address additional requests from the stakeholders. IPA senior officials were present at all ports to address concerns if any. Portall teams were there to show the community the power of PCS.

It was a great medium for the stakeholders across all 13 major ports to interact with IPA and Portall. The learnings from the shows have trickled up at several head offices of shipping lines, who called back to say their local offices are now actively pushing for adoption.

Key Government agencies like Immigration, PHO, MMD, Customs, DGFT etc., were present at most ports and shared to the community the work being done on their side to integrate with PCS and to upgrade their digital presence for the good of the stakeholders.

Authored by Gaurav