CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chidambaranar port. Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility’ of V.O.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Shipping Ministry inaugurated ‘Direct Port Entry Facility’ at which major port? Notes: Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility’ of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-3: -DPD/DPE means Direct Port Delivery (DPD) and Direct Port Entry (DPE) is a trade facilitation introduced by Government of India to expedite clearance of goods directly from/to the port thereby reducing transaction time and cost.

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct Port Delivery (DPD) facility was introduced to create Ease of Doing Business for its customers. DPD facilitates a container to be picked up from the port terminal without the conventional steps of transferring to a Container Freight Stations (CFS) for customs formalities.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of such flagship initiatives is the Direct Port Delivery (DPD) of containers to the importer, thereby saving importer the time and resources required for routing the clearance through the Container Freight Stations (CFS).