NLDSL Committed to enhancing infrastructure, connectivity, and overall supply-chain efficiency

“As NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) enters its next decade, the organization will remain focused towards the broader national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, by strengthening digital foundations aimed at enhancing infrastructure, connectivity, and overall supply-chain efficiency”, stated Chairman, NLDSL and Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), Shri Rajat Kumar Saini, at the Foundation Day event of NLDSL.

Over the past decade, NLDSL has been engaged in the development and operation of digital public infrastructure platforms aimed at facilitating data exchange across logistics value chains. These initiatives support transparency, efficiency and data-led decision-making in the logistics sector and are aligned with NICDC’s mandate of enabling industrial and economic infrastructure, particularly in the context of growing trade, manufacturing and multimodal transport activity.

NLDSL has deployed standards-based technology platforms for use by government agencies and industry participants. Key platforms include the Logistics Data Bank (LDB) and the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), which support container tracking, application programming interface (API)-based data exchange, analytics and end-to-end visibility across ports, terminals, rail, road and other logistics nodes.

The Logistics Data Bank functions as a single-window container logistics visualisation system, providing tracking through container numbers. The platform currently covers 100 per cent of India’s EXIM container volume and is operational across all container-handling port terminals in the country. Since its inception in 2016, LDB has tracked over 91 million EXIM containers.

The Unified Logistics Interface Platform, developed under the National Logistics Policy, enables secure and standardised API-based data exchange between government systems and industry participants. ULIP has integrated 44 systems across 11 Ministries, provides access to 136 APIs covering over 2,000 data fields, and has recorded more than 225 crore API transactions.

NLDSL has also developed and supported digital solutions such as Track Your Transport, Transport Management System and Koyla Shakti – India’s Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard, which are used for monitoring and managing logistics and supply chain operations by government

About NLDSL

The company was established on December 30, 2015, with the primary objective of harnessing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance efficiency in the Indian logistics sector. NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) is the logistics digital and data arm of National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), functioning under the guidance and support of National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT), which represents the Government of India’s institutional framework for driving technology-enabled reforms in logistics and industrial infrastructure. It is a joint venture between the Government of India represented by National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and Japanese IT major NEC Corporation

NLDSL operates standards-based digital platforms providing API-based data exchange and end-to-end visibility across multimodal logistics nodes. NLDSL, a government-industry joint venture, operates standards-based digital public infrastructure platforms-notably the Logistics Data Bank and the Unified Logistics Interface Platform-to provide single-window container tracking, API-based interoperability and end-to-end visibility across multimodal logistics nodes. The LDB covers 100% of EXIM container volume and has tracked over 91 million containers. ULIP, developed under the National Logistics Policy, integrates 44 systems across 11 ministries, exposes 136 APIs and institutionalises secure, standardised data exchange between government systems and industry participants.