THE European Union will create a 'single window' platform within the next six years that will allow ocean carriers to report standard information to port authorities, reports American Shipper.
A recent agreement was reached by the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission during their 'trilogue discussions' on the European Maritime Single Window proposal.
An early priority for the EU countries will be to simplify their administrative procedures to ensure that the same data sets can be reported to each port authority by the ocean carriers in the same way, said the report.
The EU's single maritime window's 'technology neutrality' strategy will still allow for the continued use of existing port community systems, it said.
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A recent agreement was reached by the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission during their 'trilogue discussions' on the European Maritime Single Window proposal.
An early priority for the EU countries will be to simplify their administrative procedures to ensure that the same data sets can be reported to each port authority by the ocean carriers in the same way, said the report.
The EU's single maritime window's 'technology neutrality' strategy will still allow for the continued use of existing port community systems, it said.
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