Angolan port chosen for IMO-Singapore maritime single window project

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Singapore have selected Angola’s Port of Lobito for a pilot project to implement a digital ship clearance system.

Launched in March 2021 with a call for expressions of interest to participate, the Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project will be scaled up to benefit more countries in its next phase.

The project will develop a system for the pilot port to allow electronic submission, through one single portal, of all information required by various government agencies when a ship calls at a port. This concept is known as the Maritime Single Window (MSW) system.