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原文传递 Amos Wangora

题名：	Amos Wangora
正文语种：	eng
作者：	SHEM OIRERE
摘要：	The implementation of the IMO Convention on Facilitation of Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention) is gaining pace in East Africa as more countries launch national electronic single-window systems (e-SWS) that consequently will, for example, improve maritime business at the region's biggest port - the Port of Mombasa. Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda have recently completed the implementation of their e-SWSs, while Burundi and South Sudan are at different stages of implementation with expectation that the use of technology in lodging trade documentation and clearance of shipping information would result in improvement of the turnaround, cargo dwell, and ship waiting times at the Port of Mombasa. Setting up Kenya launched the e-SWS project in 2012, a year before the platform went live in 2013 with several government agencies on the platform. It became a one-stop shop for lodging of all trade permits and approvals. Initially, the platform had 21 modules and could receive all applications for trade approvals before routing them to relevant government regulatory agencies for approval. "Once the approvals had been made by the government agencies, the applications were routed back through the electronic single window to facilitate customs clearance processes," said Amos Wangora, CEO of the Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade), a state agency under the National Treasury that facilitates trade through automation of the processes with the use of the e-SWS.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	Ports & harbors
卷：	67
期：	2
页码：	16-17