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ASSOCIATION OF MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORT OPERATORS OF INDIA

AMTOI Recommendations
on
Cargo Community System

National Trade Community Portal System (NTCPS)

Date 28th October , 2015

 
 NTCPS – Ultimate Objective

• Ease of Doing Business

• Digital India
• Reduction of Transaction Cost
• Dashboard to MOS & GOI for Real Time MIS on Shipping
movements & Exim transactions

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 NTCPS – Salient Features

• A self sustaining model to fund development, maintenance and timely enhancement to

keep up with trade dynamics 

• Eliminate the duplication of data entry by integrating multiple systems like Ice gate , ICES,
Terminals, CFSs, Shipping Lines etc

• Data Flow to be multidirectional and availability to be on reciprocal basis, currently it its

one way traffic that too with very limited entities 

• A time bound plan to Identify and dematerialize all paper transactions between all the
entities involved in EXIM trade 

• Joint Ownership of all Stake Holders to ensure participation 

• A futuristic platform, a model for other industries to follow 

• Participation of all Govt Bodies/Depts/organizations under 4 ministries of Shipping,

Finance, Commerce and Civil Aviation .

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 NTCPS – Possible Model at home

NTCPS can be structured on basis of a classical and more recent example

in the financial industry (payments business) is the recently created NPCI
(National Payments Corporation of India), which is a section 25
company held by 10 core banks each with a paid up capital of Rs 10
crore and a total paid up capital of 100 crores.

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 NTCPS – Objective

The purpose of this presentation is to create the background and the

next steps for the creation of the National  Trade  Community  Portal 
System  (NTCPS). The objective of creating the NTCPS is to bring
efficiency, speed, convenience in the flow and use of information,
documentation, movement of goods across multiple modes of
transport and across various stakeholders in a seamless manner,
thereby contributing to the motto of “Ease of Doing business” and
“Digital India”, a national objective of the Government of India.

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 NTCPS – Stakeholders

1. Cargo Interest - Exporters and Importers

2. Revenue Authorities- Customs and Central Excise & Service tax (Future GST)
3. Ocean and Air Carriers: Shipping Lines, Air Lines, NVOCCs, Feeder Operators,
Ship Owners, Ship Operators, Cargo Consolidators etc
4. Land and Rail Carriers: CONCOR, Private Train Operators, Trailer and Truck
transporters
5. Ports and terminals
6. Intermediaries: Custom House Agents/Custom Brokers, Freight Forwarders, 3
PL Operators
7. Cargo Storage and Handling Agencies: CFS Operators, Inland Container
Depots, Bonded warehouses, Customs and Excise Notified Warehouses,
Surveyors, Labours, Fork Lift Operators, Container Repairs etc
8. Statutory Bodies: FSSAI, Quarantine Agency, Textile Committee, Wild Life
Agency, ADC etc

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 NTCPS – Stakeholders

9. Industry Bodies, interest groups, lobbies: FIEO, TEXPROCIL, CHEMCXIL, EEPC, AMTOI,
CAI, CSLA, ACTO, FFFAI, CFSAI etc
10. Financial Institutions and Regulatory Bodies: RBI, Commercial Banks, ECGC, Forex
Dealers etc
11. Insurance Companies: Cargo Insurance, Professional Liability insurers for Carriers,
Handling Agencies, Ports, terminal etc
12. Industry Nodal Agency - Office of Director General of Shipping Ministries (Govt. of
India)
 
 Ministry of Shipping
 Ministry of Finance
 Ministry of Commerce
 Ministry of Civil Aviation

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 NTCPS – Scope of Services

 Port Authority
Vessel Schedule / Tracking
 CFS and Warehouse Services
General Cargo Services
 Rail Operations (ICD) Services
Container Tracking / Request
 SEZ & Freezone Services
Pre-advice / Documentation
 Customs Services
e-GatePass services
 Weighment Certification
Cargo & Commodity Services
 Payment Gateway - Online Services
Manifest & BOL Services
 Banking Services
e-Delivery Order
 Insurance Services
Customs Handling/ Clearance enquires
 Trade Notifications
Logistics and Transport Services
 Tariff services
Special Handling services

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 NTCPS – Structure of Participation

• NTCPS to be incorporated as a Section 8 Companies Act 2013 (old

Section 25 of Companies Act, 1956) and can be set up by AMTOI
or a Confederation of Logistic Associations or any other trade
organization with the size and influence in the trade under a
mandate from the Ministry of Shipping/ Ministry of Finance.

• NTCPS could be initially be promoted by large shareholders from

trade associations with share of equity funding. IPA can be a share
holder of this entity. Banks and Financial institutions such as EXIM
Bank, SIDBI, IDFC, ICICI etc. may also be considered for taking
equity ownership in NTCPS.

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NTCPS – Legal Authority

We need to evaluate the appropriate legal framework that would

provide the basis of legal authority to act and also provide teeth to
NTCPS. Further the mandate for this initiative has to come from
Ministry of Shipping / Ministry of Finance. If any suitable provisions in
existing legal framework exists it would be important to use those to
invoke and create the legal authority of NTCPS.

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 NTCPS - Communication and Buy in From Stake Holders

Lots of efforts need to be spent in creating consensus around all

stakeholders and all their concerns arising from a shift to a new
system need to be addressed through effective communication and
through the process of building a NTCPS system that addresses local
issues and concerns and makes it user friendly.

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 NTCPS – Board of Governance

An initial board should comprise of eminent personalities from the private sector as its
Chairman (for example Mr. Nandan Nilakeni, Mr. Narayanamurthy, Mr Ratan Tata etc). A
full time CEO should be appointed who shall drive the process of implementation of
NTCPS. The Board will also have representatives from the above 4 ministries

 An illustrative structure is depicted below:

 Board of Directors
 MD & CEO
 Advisory Panel

 Below this level would be (reporting to MD & CEO)

 Chief Operating Officer (COO)
 Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
 Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
 Board secretariat

 The reportees into COO would be:

 Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
 Head of various Business

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 NTCPS – Board of Governance

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 NTCPS – Funding

Funding aspect of this initiative needs to ideated.

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 NTCPS – Appointment of Consultants

Technical, Legal and IT consultants to be appointed,

Technical committees, IT committees to be formed

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 NTCPS- Planning and Execution

 A detailed 100 days, 1 year, 3 year plan should be articulated and suitable help
of consultants should be sought in putting together such business plans.

 We can partner with any one of the International Port community system
along with an Indian consultant with domain expertise  as a technical partner
and use their IT provider as the system designer working closely with any
Indian or offshore IT company working on providing the solution.

 This is what we need to do once the broad contours are agreed by all
stakeholders.

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 NTCPS – Benefit to the Stake Holders and Govt.

The formulation and implementation of NTPCS will bring in huge benefits to the
trade.

Our ranking in the following Global Indices will rise rapidly,

• Ease of Doing Business
• Logistics Performance Index.

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 THANK YOU !!!
You are today where your thoughts have
brought you,

You will be tomorrow where your thoughts

take you.

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