Maritime transport is an essential part of international trade—approximately 80% of global merchandise is shipped via sea. Because of its importance, commercial shipping relies on strategic trade routes to move goods efficiently. These waterways are used by thousands of vessels a year—but it’s not always smooth sailing. In fact, there are certain points along these routes that pose a risk to the whole system. Here’s a look at the world’s most vulnerable maritime bottlenecks—a

Former Maersk executive Thomas Bagge has been chief executive and statutory director of Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) for nearly 18 months, in an attempt to pull the shipping industry into the 21st century. It is, he says, not an easy quest, but the first fruits of his labour are starting to show. “The container shipping industry is currently not a digitally advanced industry. We are, however, seeing a shift as many companies are thinking about how to change t

The government will reduce trade restrictions and red tape to facilitate the import and export process during the COVID-19 outbreak. Starting April 20, the customs department will reduce customs duties for businesses operating with the Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS). Paperwork will also be streamlined, with an electronic version of Form D for preferential tariff treatment in Asean to be issued to simplify procedures between all the Asean countries. VIEW ART

''Leveraging Data & Innovative Technologies to Comply with Trade Regulations, Mitigate Risks & Maintain Operating Margins in an Increasingly Uncertain Cross-Border Trade Environment" As part of the preparations for GTDW China Trade Development Forum, June, Shanghai we are pleased to announce the Trade Compliance Leaders Panel Discussion and welcome top international speakers; Dr Ali Salamat, Economic Adviser-Trade Economist, the Directorate of International Trade, Oceans and

As Ghana moves to implement its new single window system with UNIPASS at GTDW China Trade Development Week we ask "Single Window: What Is The New Way Forward?" Leaders Panel led by Ricardo Trevino Chapa, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation & C. Donald Brasher, President, Trade Data Monitor: VIEW AGENDA Operators of Unviersal Press (Uni-Pass), Korea Customs Service (KCS) electronic customs clearance system for trade facilitation currently being piloted at Tako

Jakarta - 18 February 2020 - The Indonesia Customs and Excise Department, which sits under the Ministry of Finance, today announced the use of the blockchain-enabled TradeLens platform in Indonesia. The announcement follows several months of implementation since the department first announced it was joining the TradeLens ecosystem at the end of last year. Indonesia Customs and Excise Department is the third government agency in Southeast Asia to use the platform. TradeLens is

Sharing the recent article by Zach Tomlinson, Tradelens on a topic that resonates with the content of GTDW China Trade Development Week around this year's theme of 'Digitalization, Standardization & Interoperability of Trade Technologies' What is a 3PL? Third-party logistics (3PL) providers vary as widely as the industries and customer bases they serve. They can be bulk-scale freight forwarders, private couriers, fulfillment services, and many others. But what they have in co

Dhaka Custom House (DCH) has put forward a proposal to install non-intrusive inspection tools worth Tk 2.14 billion at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) to ensure security and speed up passenger services. The DCH came up with the idea as it found the country's major and largest airport ill-equipped. VIEW FULL ARTICLE Join leading customs & tax administrations + trade facilitation related agencies at GTDW China Trade Development Week, 16-18 June, Shanghai Pudong.

Making international trade safe, efficient & secure - The exclusive week dedicated to the best of trade technologies for legitimate electronic trade, secure supply chain and anti illicit trade technologies in the Asia Pacific region. We are excited to announce our partnership with Co-Host APMEN Operational Centre, Quality Brands Protection Committee of China (QBPC) and Shanghai Association of Enterprises With Foreign Investment (SAEFI) to introduce The 19th International Edit

Welcome back to the new year and a new decade for The 4th GTDW Anti Illicit Trade, Brand & IPR Protection Conference + GTDW Trade Facilitation, Compliance & Digitalisation Conference & Exhibition our biggest edition to date returns to Shanghai Pudong, China from 16-18 June, presented in English & Mandarin as part of the 19th Edition of Global Trade Development Week. Theme: Digitalization, Standardization & Interoperability of Technologies. 800 International delegates, 80 Spea

Jordan Customs department to launch electronic platform for international trade Experimental electronic information platform known as the “TradeLens” system to facilitate international trade. The Jordan Customs Department (JCD) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Maersk GTD at the JCD building to launch an experimental electronic information platform known as the “TradeLens” system to facilitate international trade. It is based on “Blockchain” technology, whic

Shanghai gets green light to set up duty-free customs area to facilitate direct global trade, in a move that bypasses Hong Kong! A fenced customs area will be established at Shanghai’s Yangshan Deep Sea Port and at the Lingang free-trade zone (FTZ) Cargo inside the area will be exempted from import duties, according to the November 4 circular by the The General Administration of Customs China’s government has given the green light to set up a duty-free zone at Shanghai’s port

‘Digitalisation, Standardisation & Interoperability of Global Trade’ GTDW China Trade Development Week 2020 is pleased to continue our long collaboration with The International Port Community Systems Association & Associated Networks to join the 19th International Edition of Global Trade Development Week returning to Shanghai Pudong, 16-18 June, 2020. The event is Co-hosted in partnership with APMEN Operational Centre in English & Mandarin. The programme welcomes 800 internat

A great article that underlines the significance of GTDW China Trade Development Week Program as the crucial meeting between east and west for governments, trade agencies & multilaterals, multimodal supply chain & logistics, ports + anti illicit trade, brand & IPR protection to create safe, smart and secure cross border trade through technologies. Globalization owes a lot to the humble shipping container. In the distant past, loading a ship was a complicated affair involving

PTI govt approves $250m loan proposal for trade reforms “The government has decided to introduce the Pakistan Single Window Bill 2019 to facilitate cross-border trade,” an official said, adding that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet would be briefed on the issue in a meeting on Wednesday. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, being a signatory to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has decided to introduce a bill for creating a single window in order to facilitate cross

Congratulations to GTDW Advisory Council Member Richard Morton, Secretary General & Hans Rook, Chairman, IPCSA for extending membership to include LOGINK China. LOGINK, the national public information platform for transportation and logistics of the People’s Republic of China, has formally joined the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA). IPCSA and LOGINK (National Logistics Information Platform) already had a close relationship – since 2017, the two org

Released today, TAPA’s latest quarterly Incident Information Service (IIS) data shows €80 million of products stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. With major losses averaging €1.3m this is a disturbing statistic for manufacturers and logistics service providers … but, if intelligence on every cargo crime was reported to our IIS database, we know the total figure would be far, far more dramatic. TAPA is part of a group of business assoc

Specialists in specific cargoes will carry out virtual assessments The Customs Department will take the ease of doing business initiatives to the next level by rolling out the concept of faceless assessment of cargo across the country over the next few months, whereby consignments will be assessed by a virtual group irrespective of where the Bill of Entry is filed, a top official has said. A Bill of Entry is a document filed by an importer or an exporter specifying the nature

We are pleased to share details of the new APEC compendium which takes a detailed look at the current state of the APEC member single window systems focusing on the following: Use of WCO data model and or use of International Standards Messaging technology used Governance (government agency, private corporation, public-private partnership) IT infrastructure Openness to adopting international interoperability How responsive is the receiving NSW to requests from another NSW NSW

KPMG, one of the Big Four auditing firms, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based track and trace platform in Australia, Japan and China. According to the announcement made by the company, the platform seeks to bring together emerging technologies including blockchain, the internet of things (IoT), as well as data and analytics tools to develop platforms capable of providing transparency and traceability to different industries. The platform called KPMG Origins will al