New app in the works to boost logistics efficiency in Singapore

Aim is to raise the island’s status as a global supply chain hub amid external disruptions

- Colin Tan

Amid recurring disruptions to global supply chains from geopolitical hot spots around the world, Singapore and its regional counterparts have been actively trying to find innovative ways to maintain an uninterrupted movement of goods.

Among the initiatives is an app that may boost Singapore’s shipping and logistics sectors – by improving efficiency and helping to cut costs, while also eliminating uncertainty.

Still being developed, it will not only help local shippers and logistics providers plan cargo routes across different modes of transportation, but also aid them in contingency planning should unforeseen events crop up.

Described as an “inter-modal control tower”, the prototype platform was announced by Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat on July 30.

He described the initiative as a way for the Government and industry stakeholders to “work together to further enhance Singapore’s value proposition as a global supply chain hub”.

The app will bring together critical information and decision-making tools onto a centralised platform.