The IMO’s Facilitation Committee adopted amendments to the Facilitation Convention to make the single window for electronic data exchange mandatory in ports around the world for ship clearance.
The Executive Order also mandated Apapa port to resume 24-hour operations within 30 days of the issuance of the Order. The breakfast meeting had the theme: “Maritime Single Window: Navigating Path to Efficiency and Competence.” Bello-Koko said Nigeria has to look beyond the maritime operators for other service providers whose operations affect port operations, while highlighting power supply, internet facilities, roads, railway, among others.
“If Nigeria is going to embrace MSW, we should be able to separate trade facilitation from revenue generation either via legislation or by implementation of already existing laws. If one agency gets it right and there is a delay in another, it affects the entire logistics chain. Most agencies are regulatory agencies for service delivery but they seem to dwell more on revenue and this is problematic. There is also the problem of mistrust as it affects who should host the MSW,” Adeniyi said.
The President, NCS, Aminu Umar, in his opening remark called for the active participation of all stakeholders in the industry for successful implementation of the MSW system.
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