The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has launched the Port Community System (PCS), to manage all trade logistics processes.
This is the second in a series on the implementation of Jamaica’s port community system. As a result of the expansion of maritime transport in recent decades...
A delegation from Barbados has hailed its recent visit to the Port of Kingston, part of a study tour to garner more information about Jamaica’s Port Community System (PCS), a success.
Businesses can start using electronic commerce for transhipment activities on a local website linked to a wider network called the Port Community System (PCS) that cost US$8 million to create.
The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has continued its thrust to automate operations with the roll-out of the Import Phase of the Port Community System (PCS) for the Kingston maritime port Community.
While trade is a major component of Jamaica's economy, many believe the country has a complex, inefficient and bureaucratic trade environment.
Individuals who do business at the ports can expect faster turnaround time for trans-shipment procedures through implementation of the Port Community System (PCS), now under way.
Port Community Systems and other private/public collaborative systems are the way forward and need to be incorporated into future methods of border management.’ Dr Alan Bersins, Assistant Secretary, US Department for Homeland Security – INCU Inaugural Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2014.
Port Community Systems (PCS) are digital collaborative platforms that enable seamless exchange of information among a port’s many stakeholders, including customs agencies, port management, shipping and logistics companies, and freight forwarders.
Port Community Systems and other private/public collaborative systems are the way forward and need to be incorporated into future methods of border management.’ Dr Alan Bersins, Assistant Secretary, US Department for Homeland Security – INCU Inaugural Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2014.
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