Also speaking at the event, Webb Fontaine Nigeria Limited manager in charge of installation, Lanre Balogun, said the Port Community System has helped to achieve seamless interactions between systems used by the port authority, customs, and terminal operators, from data exchange and logistics through billing and payment.
Balogun, who gave an illustrative explanation of the PCS, said all port processes under the Webb Ports regime enjoy speedy processing from electronic manifest declaration through electronic payment of all duties and fees; space booking for delivery and loading preparation; e-release for cargo exit authorisation; and cargo movements management and follow-up.
He listed the benefits of PCS for stakeholders to include a complete paperless procedure, optimisation of cargo transit time, tracing of operations and activities done in the system, promotion of transparency and accountability, optimisation of the logistics chain, reduction in physical contacts, and reducing the cost of doing business.
At the recently inaugurated Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed that the agency is working closely with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to deploy the Port Community System (PCS), which he described as a backbone for the National Single Window.
He stressed that PCS will eliminate paperwork and reduce human interface, thereby improving transparency, reducing cost, and boosting efficiency and revenue generation.
“The Port Community System cannot happen unless everyone puts heads together; it would help us in eliminating, to a large extent, the idea of paper transactions, which means we are going to save more money, we would increase capacity and be more efficient, and the revenue would be higher.
“The Port Community System is a precursor to the National Single Window; the National Single Window is for the entire nation, while the PCS is for the maritime community. We need to have the capacity to plug into the NSW.
“I am happy to announce that we are making progress. The Port Community System cannot happen unless everyone puts heads together; it would help us in eliminating, to a large extent, the idea of paper transactions, which means we are going to save more money, we would increase capacity and be more efficient, and the revenue would be higher.
“The Port Community System is a precursor to the National Single Window; the National Single Window is for the entire nation, while the PCS is for the maritime community. We need to have the capacity to plug into the NSW,” NPA MD said.
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