INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Amazon will soon ship customer packages in India through inland waterways as it looks to tap into cost-efficient and sustainable
means of transportation for making deliveries
To this end, the e-commerce major on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Inland Waterways Authority of India
lot more sustainable as a solution than road or rail.How do you make it a viable alternative not just for bulk carriage but also
A developed water network is the cheapest mode of transportation
partnership, the company will soon initiate a pilot run on Patna to Kolkata waterways with the support of IWAI and its carriers
Singh said that the use of inland waterways will enable the company to make deliveries in water-locked areas which otherwise are difficult
Water can be a very big enabler in helping usforward deploy (deploy inventory in the area from before based on general consumer preferences)
Indian Railways and India Post.
