APM Terminals Pipavav has successfully implemented e-SMTP (electronic sub-manifest transshipment permit) at its port beginning 2017.

Containers at Pipavav Port are being released for train loading according to the e-SMTP messages received from ICEGATE [Indian Customs Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway] through PCS [port community system]. By implementing e-SMTP, containers can be planned for loading within couple of hours of vessel?s inward entry filed by customs in ICEGATE. Implementation of system will help in a quick turnaround of cargoes, thereby resulting into 12 to 48 hours of savings every week.

With the port having stopped the collection of hard copies of SMTP, the e-SMTP has made the whole custom process very simplified and has proved to be a valued proposition for the port users with minimal operational hurdles.
Commenting on the development, Keld Pedersen, Managing Director, APM Terminal Pipavav said, ?At APM Terminals Pipavav, we strive to improve the operational efficiency by quick turnaround of cargo at the berth, at the yard and at the gate. The implementation of e-STMP takes us one step closer to simplifying the entire customs process, thereby reducing the dwell time of cargoes.?