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rail, waterways) are covered under information is automatically
ULIP, irrespective of type of cargo. filtered through rule-driven
So, data exchange for any mode of PII (Personally Identifiable
logistics is feasible. Information) engine.
In ULIP, data is exchanged ULIP has been developed
through application programming as per the National Open Data
interfaces (APIs) on request- Ecosystem (NODE) guidelines
response based manner, which of Ministry of Electronics
makes the onboarding of a new and Information Technology
system faster and simpler. ULIP (MeitY), Government of
uses open standards, licenses, India which ensures data-
databases, APIs, etc. and promote driven efficient and agile
inter-operability. government operations
There is dedicated interface to serve the needs of the
available for the trade and industry citizens and stakeholders.
players for fetching the relevant ULIP adopts open and
data based on a rule-driven inclusive processes/SOPs
mechanism. ULIP ensures data focusing on accessibility,
security and data confidentiality transparency, and Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) received the
while exchanging data in a secured accountability that promotes Geospatial for Logistics Award organised by Geospatial
World during the GeoSmart India 2022 in September 2022
manner. Any personally identifiable digital inclusion; overcomes

Zipaworld ‘s Implementation of ULIP

from multiple ministries into one
single thread. It is in the same
direction that we are working
towards. ULIP has helped solve
some of the problem areas that
we were facing earlier due to a
disintegrated highly unorganised
sector. Since we are catering
to all the requirements in the
logistics vertical right from air,
ocean, road, rail, courier etc. we
could find multiple use cases for
implementation through
ULIP API’s.

Some of the use cases
implemented by us are: -
1. Ministry of Civil Aviation
We have Integrated the API’s
Ambrish Kumar provided under the Ministry of
Civil Aviation like ACMES, ACCS,
Founder & CEO, Zipaworld & AAICLAS for getting real time
updates from all the domestic
airports in India. Since we cater
Zipaworld is a global multimodal services, along with several to our customer requirements of
logistics portal aiming to create other value-added end-to-end air freight movements providing
an ecosystem wherein anybody logistics services that extends them an accurate & real time
looking for logistics services from express pick-up, delivery, status of their cargo with the
can easily get instant pricing storage, customs brokerage help of the above API’s has really
for any destination across the services, licensing, compliances, helped transform the industry.
globe. Zipaworld has stood up authorisations, approvals, and
to their vision of integrating logistics consultation. 2. Ministry of Road Transport
multi-modal logistics, be it air With the above vision ULIP and Highways
freight, ocean freight, surface has emerged as a boon for our We have integrated the various
transportation, premium courier industry as it integrates data APIs under the ministry of Road