Noting that the company has so far been self-funded, he said that interest is being shown by several investors and funds. "With the air and ocean freight booking enabled through a single platform, shippers, exporters, manufacturers and other logistics aspirants from every nook and corner of the country can now carry out their logistics requisites virtually and easily," he said.

Under the 'Make in India' initiative, the government aims to increase the share of the manufacturing sector in the GDP. As access to the global markets must tag along with the growth of the manufacturing sector, a seamless logistics system must also be in place, said the company statement.

Zipaworld’s ocean platform like its air counterpart provides a digital gateway to book all kinds of products, like pharmaceuticals, APIs and medical goods, textiles, farm produces, perishable goods, automobiles and spares, leather goods, handicrafts, machinery parts, odd and heavy cargo and so on.