Tag: paperwork

The Swedish Club warns operators to be aware of the hefty fine could be imposed for calling in Dakar, in case the ships’ declarations of manifests, ship stores and bunkers do not fulfil Senegalese Custom Code.

The Panama Maritime Authority issued 255 thousand 714 electronic certificates since the end of December, 2020, until November 30, 2021.

On 3 December, the European Council reached a general approach on a proposal to bring together all reporting formalities associated with a port call, under a system called a European maritime single window. Commenting on this, ECSA and the World Shipping Council welcome the adoption.

The European Council reached a general approach on a proposal to bring together all reporting formalities associated with a port call, under a European maritime single window. The proposal is expected to increase efficiency of operations by ensuring reporting procedures are the same for all port calls, aiming to boost competitiveness of the maritime sector in the long-run. 

Recently, Maersk and IBM named their blockchain venture, marking another step towards the upcoming transformation of global trade. Blockchain seems to emerge in many industries including the maritime. What are the benefits that shipping could take advantage of with respect to this new technology?

Blockchain venture studio ConsenSys and cloud-based metal concentrates exchange Open Mineral, announced a joint venture establishing Minerac, a consortium aiming to change the way mineral commodities trading and connected supply chains operate by using blockchain.

As part of the port of Antwerp's efforts to pioneer in the field of innovation and digitization, the Port Authority and the Antwerp blockchain start-up T-Mining have developed a pilot project aiming to make document flows safer and more efficient. This is expected to secure food chain while automating the administrative processes.

In one of the first data sharing pilot projects on the new DNV GL's Veracity industry platform, Wilhelmsen is testing a system to share ship compliance and condition data with port state authorities to reduce paper work and physical inspections when entering ports.

European shipowners and the European Transport Workers’ Federation highlighted the need of easing the administrative burden shipping crew and companies are facing today, on the sidelines of the Digital Transport Days in Tallinn.

DNV GL announced it has commenced the roll out of IMO-compliant electronic class and statutory certificates, introducing a historic first for its entire fleet. The use of electronic certificates could result in significant efficiency gains, cutting down administrative burdens, processing time and document handling costs.