The IMO issued a news release calling for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port willing to take part in a pilot project to establish an efficient digitalized system for electronic exchange of information in ports for ship clearance. The “Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project” will develop a Maritime Single Window system in partnership with Singapore and the pilot port. We vote that Canada sign on to the SWiFT project as there is an obligation and strong need to make ship clearance more streamlined and efficient.
