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The International Maritime Organization and the Government of Singapore are seeking expressions of interest from countries with a “medium sized port” for a pilot project to establish a system of electronic data exchange.
“The “Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project” will develop a system in a pilot port to allow electronic submission, through one single portal, of all information required by...
Only around 30% of ports globally have implemented the mandatory IMO convention for the introduction of electronic information exchange between ships and ports to facilitate clearance processes.
Known as the FAL Convention and signed-off by the IMO and its member states, the legislation came into force in April 2019, with countries given a 12-month implementation window.
Now, nearly a year past the April 2020 deadline, around 70% of ports have not complied, …
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A host of international shipping bodies have called for inter-governmental bodies, governments and industry to speed up the pace of digitalisation so that port communities can at least offer a “basic package” of electronic commerce and data exchange.
The group of shipping bodies, which includes such organisations as the International Association of Ports and...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/urgent-accelerate-digitalisation-of-maritime-trade-and-logistics/
A new agreement has been signed by several world bodies to help smooth the digital flow of information between ships and onshore authorities.
Signed by the International Maritime Organization, the World Customs Organization, the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the International Organization for Standardization, the partnership agreement will help support maritime digitalization, the IMO said.
The IMO noted...
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Electronic information exchange and data harmonization, work for a maritime single window and maritime corruption guidance were the key themes on the agenda of IMO’s FAL Committee, during its 43rd session on 8-12 April 2019.
IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business approved
The Committee approved the revised and updated IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business, to support harmonization and standardization of electronic messages.
The Compendium includes a new standard...
The submission proposed the introduction of additional e-business solutions that supplement communication stipulated in the FAL Convention.
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On 9 April 2019 a new mandatory requirement also applied, where...
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IMO agreed to address maritime corruption by including this issue in its work programme for the Facilitation Committee. The decision to include an anti-corruption agenda came during the latest meeting of the IMO’s Facilitation Committee (FAL) in response to a submission from Liberia, Marshall Islands, Norway, United Kingdom, US and Vanuatu. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) co-sponsored the submission along with several other non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
According to the...
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The requirement, mandatory under IMO’s Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention), is part of a package of amendments under the revised Annex to the FAL Convention, adopted in 2016.
Specifically, Captain Haji Samad,...
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