As a result of intense advocacy work at international and national level, spearheaded by the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵand its member ANTRAM, the Portuguese government acceded to the e-CMR protocol last week, on 26 September.
A sign of the country¡¯s intentions to move towards a fully paperless transport operation, Portugal¡¯s government has acceded to e-CMR. The e-CMR protocol enables transport operators, drivers and shipment companies to use an electronic format of the traditionally paper-based CMR consignment note.
Accession to e-CMR provides Portuguese companies with national benefits, including greater control of shipments, increased efficiencies and reduced costs.
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵwill continue to work closely with its members to allow for the transport sector to reap the benefits of e-CMR as fast as possible.