TPT partners with TCS in South Africa
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has partnered with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa, part of Transnet SOC, a state-owned freight transport and handling company, to help the latter develop an integrated online marketplace platform by bringing together cargo owners, shipping lines, clearing and forwarding agents and road/rail haulers.
The new platform will be called Cargo Connect function as an online logistics marketplace where customers can submit logistics related requests and allow service providers to bid online. Customers will be able to select the preferred proposal and award the cargo contract to the bidder.
Expected to be ready in twelve months, the Cargo Connect marketplace will reshape the industry and drive TPT’s growth. (mw)