Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) revealed that 30 percent of ports are not prepared to adopt the Maritime Single Window (MSW) mandate of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which becomes compulsory worldwide from January 1, 2024. High implementation costs, long timelines and varying levels of digital readiness were highlighted as leading factors hindering regulatory compliance. “However, these benefits are subject to 100 percent adoption of the MSW, and our report reveals that ports are encountering a number of barriers that hinder this digitalisation. On average, 12 agencies collaborate on one ship-shore operation, and the MSW simplifies documentary procedures and ensures information only needs to be inputted once. The report was released by Shyam Jagannathan, Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, at the Global Maritime India Summit in Mumbai, India.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 17, 2023 22:08 UTC