Indian Ports Association (IPA), under the guidance of the Ministry of Shipping, launched the Port Community System ‘PCS1x’. ‘PCS 1x’ is a cloud-based new generation technology, with a user-friendly interface. This system seamlessly integrates 8 new stakeholders besides the 19 existing stakeholders from the maritime trade on a single platform. The platform offers value added services such as notification engine, workflow, mobile application, track and trace, better user interface, better security features, improved inclusion by offering a dashboard for those with no IT capability. A unique feature of ‘PCS1x’ is that it can latch on to third party software which provides services to the maritime industry thereby enabling the stakeholders to access a wide network of services. It is estimated that this feature alone will reduce 11/2 to 2 days in a life of the transaction.