As per Alexi Akhvlediani, The Director of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, “Implementation of the National Maritime Single Window System (NMSW) will bring many benefits to Georgia. He also added that this system will be implemented soon in the country’s port sector. He expressed his views during a meeting with all stakeholders of the national Maritime Single Window System.
Direct further added that this system of NMSW will further boost the compatibility of shipyards, and moreover, electronic data exchange will simplify the procedure of entering and exiting ships in the port of Georgia. Additionally, according to the director, this system will be an important step forward in terms of the logistic process management of the country, which is a basic necessity of the seaport sector.
It is to be specifically mentiond that NMSW implementation phase 2A is planned to be completed in the month of December 2023. Therefore, to complete the process of the second phase soon the parties involved in the digitalization processes are working jointly round the clock.
During the meeting, representatives of the Hamburg Harbor Consulting Group (HPC) and the Spanish IT company, PRODEVELOP made a presentation of the NMSW interface. moreover, the representatives of these groups discussed in detail the digital versions of the harbour processes with the members of the working group of the project.
It is worth mentioning The test team, which includes representatives of the Maritime Transport Agency, Customs, Patrol Police, and Shipping Agents, worked intensively and wholeheartedly for three days on the NMSW (National Maritime Single Window System) program. At the occasion of this meeting, they tested digital services mechanisms for governmental institutions and the private sector.
On the other hand, the Representatives of Hamburg Harbor Consulting Group (HPC) and PRODEVELOP company also visited Batumi and Poti ports; during their visit to these ports, they met with representatives of organizations who are involved in digitization systems and inspected terminals, customs discharge points and port infrastructure.
The director, while speaking specifically on the performance of the Maritime Transport Agency, Agency is working day and night to implement this second phase as early as possible. He also added that agency is Determined to take on the board all the stakeholders for the earlier beginning of the National Maritime Single Window System.
