New Delhi: Amazon will soon send customer packages through inland waterways in India as it looks to use cost-efficient and sustainable means of transportation to make deliveries. For this, the e-commerce major on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
“The premise of inland waterways is to be able to reduce the cost of transportation and reduce the impact on the environment because it is much more sustainable as a solution than road or rail. You can find it not only as a viable option for bulk transportation How to make? But also time-sensitive delivery… That’s the purpose of this MoU. A developed water network is the cheapest mode of transportation. It will also benefit Amazon’s costs as a company,” Abhinav Singh , Vice President, OperationsAmazon India Told TOI.
As part of the partnership, the company will soon commence a pilot run on the Patna to Kolkata waterway in collaboration with IWAI and its carriers. Singh said the use of inland waterways will enable the company to make deliveries in water-logged areas where access is otherwise difficult. “The shipping can be used for deliveries to areas like Majuli Island in Assam or to places like Andaman and Nicobar Islands at a time when air connectivity to the region may be disrupted,” Singh said.
“A the supply chain It’s a combination of where you deploy inventory and how you transport it once it’s deployed. “Water can be a huge help in helping us move inventory (deploying inventory already in the field based on general consumer preferences) in a very cost-effective manner,” Singh said.
The collaboration with IWAI builds on Amazon’s existing logistics partnerships with Indian Railways and India Post.
“The premise of inland waterways is to be able to reduce the cost of transportation and reduce the impact on the environment because it is much more sustainable as a solution than road or rail. You can find it not only as a viable option for bulk transportation How to make? But also time-sensitive delivery… That’s the purpose of this MoU. A developed water network is the cheapest mode of transportation. It will also benefit Amazon’s costs as a company,” Abhinav Singh , Vice President, OperationsAmazon India Told TOI.
As part of the partnership, the company will soon commence a pilot run on the Patna to Kolkata waterway in collaboration with IWAI and its carriers. Singh said the use of inland waterways will enable the company to make deliveries in water-logged areas where access is otherwise difficult. “The shipping can be used for deliveries to areas like Majuli Island in Assam or to places like Andaman and Nicobar Islands at a time when air connectivity to the region may be disrupted,” Singh said.
“A the supply chain It’s a combination of where you deploy inventory and how you transport it once it’s deployed. “Water can be a huge help in helping us move inventory (deploying inventory already in the field based on general consumer preferences) in a very cost-effective manner,” Singh said.
The collaboration with IWAI builds on Amazon’s existing logistics partnerships with Indian Railways and India Post.
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