ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 21. The Turkmenpost postal communication company together with the Turkmenistan's Demirýollary OJSC national railway carrier launched an automated system for cargo transportation management, Trend reports.
According to the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the new system allows online calculations of the cost of cargo transportation, to draw up the necessary documents and choose the type of railcars depending on the nature of the cargo.
Furthermore, the system also provides for the possibility of tracking the movement of freight railcars across the territory of Turkmenistan.
Thanks to automation, cargo carriers can now process documents and receive invoices online.
Meanwhile, the system provides a quick calculation of the cost of transportation according to tariffs for private enterprises and budget organizations, and also allows for local, import, export and transit rail transportation of various goods – from food to construction materials.