Revised IMO Compendium on facilitation and electronic business approved
International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) approved a revised version of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business.
Read moreInternational Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) approved a revised version of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business.
Read moreInternational Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) outcomes on Maritime Single Window and Port Community Systems.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreIMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory.
Read moreIMO'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.
Read moreStandardising 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).
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 45th session of IMO's Facilitation Committee (FAL 45) took place virtually from 1 to 4 June 2021. Among others, the meeting approved amendments making it mandatory for public authorities to use single window systems for electronic information exchange, and took a systemic approach to addressing the issue of corruption during ships' calls.
Read moreEffective 2 June 2021, licensed shipping lines and agents operating in Kenya will be mandated to use the Maritime Single Window System (MSW) to electronically prepare and submit vessel pre-arrival and pre-departure declarations to the government agencies at the Port of Mombasa.
Read moreIAPH conducted a survey during October 2020 to all ports concerning the use of data under the FAL Convention and the role of digitalization within the port sector, revealing that the majority of respondents struggle with the mandatory requirement on electronic data exchange.
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