Amazon to use inland waterways for delivery

NEW DELHI: Amazon will soon ship customer packages in India through inland waterways as it looks to tap cost-efficient and sustainable means of transportation for making deliveries. Towards this end, the e-commerce major on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).

“The premise of inland waterways is to be able to reduce the cost of transportation and reduce the impact on the environment as it is lot more sustainable as a solution than road or rail.

How do you make it a viable alternative not just for bulk carriage but also time-sensitive deliveries…that’s what this MoU is aimed at.