Tag: FAL Convention

Turkmenistan is stepping up progress towards accession to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), with IMO’s support. 

The Facilitation Committee met in person at IMO Headquarters in London for its forty-eighth session (FAL 48), where a Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) revised roadmap was approved. 

The Facilitation Committee met in person at IMO Headquarters in London for its forty-eighth session (FAL 48) from 8 to 12 April 2024, where various issues were discussed. 

International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) approved a revised version of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business.

International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) outcomes on Maritime Single Window and Port Community Systems.

The IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL) met from March 13 to 17, 2023, to discuss the facilitation of international maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay, and departure of ships, people, and cargo from ports.

IMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory.

IMO's Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalization in shipping.

Standardising and harmonising the electronic ship to shore communication by integrating administrative, nautical and operational data, will strengthen port calls in general, and support maritime digitalisation. This was one of the conclusions from the most recent meeting in IMO’s Facilitation Committee (FAL 46).

The Facilitation Committee meets this week at IMO, with a busy agenda which includes new guidance to address corruption and illicit wildlife trade, as well as other important topics.