Extended Single Window
Monday, June 28th, 2010The Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics “Dinalog” was established earlier this year to realize the Dutch ambition to become European market leader in controlling flows of goods passing through one or more European Countries by 2020.
The Dinalog network consistis of many private and public organizations and knowledge institutions. The ‘Extended Single Window – Information Gateway to Europe’ is a Dinalog research project to develop solutions to issues faced by international logistics industry:
1. Need for seamless and reliable supply chains;
2. Compliance to revised European coordinated border management procedures;
3. Need to reduce the costs of compliance to governance requirements.
The aim is to develop an integrated coordinated border management solution for ports and airports integrating with previous and subsequent procedures for reliable, secure, and cost effective logistic chains as a prerequisite for the Netherlands to serve as an excellent gateway to Europe.
This coordinated border management, ‘Extended Single Window’, requires efficient and reliable information for effective joint supply chain planning by shippers, goods owners, transport companies, forwarders, terminals and other logistic service providers and to use this information to meet government laws and regulations in a cost effective way. The main purpose of the Extended Single Window is re-usability of business data by all government authorities for all types of goods movements and enabling existing Port Community Systems to behave as one Information Service Bus with innovative IT.
The projects needs to identify which safeguards for government controls need to be defined and how they can be supported by advanced IT with contribution of business and government authorities and in close cooperation with various demonstration projects (single window, Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)/system-based controls, centralized clearance/Single Authorization for Simplified Procedures). It is expected to lead to a drastic reduction of physical inspections of goods in the mainports by coordinated planning of government authorities, reliable transport to and from hinterland hubs and administrative cost reduction.
We will keep you informed about this ambitious Dutch project.
Source: www.dinalog.nl

Recently the Belgian Customs Administration has decided to eliminate or reduce certain guarantees for AEO certified companies. The Circular of May 18, 2010 lays down the provisions for granting an exemption or a reduction in security for authorized economic operators (AEO certified companies) with customs activities in Belgium.