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the port of Livorno, for the first time in Italy, has experienced the pre-clearing procedure on a ferry
the procedure of the clearance in sea is tested in occasion of the arrival of ro-ro "the Salambo"
December 9, 2014
In the port of Livorno, for the first time in Italy, the procedure of pre-clearing on a ferry boat is experienced. Past saturday the procedure of the clearance in sea, that acceptance of the declarations allows to pull down the times for the presentation/, is tested in occasion of the arrival to the Livorno Marine Terminal (LTM) of the Leighorn port of call of ro-ro the Salambo of the Tunisian company Cotunav represented from marine agency Austral.
The activation of the procedure is returned possible thanks to the sinergico contribution of the Agency of Customs, the Harbour office and the Harbour Authority that has experienced technologies advanced in field RFID (identification to radio frequency) in order to guarantee the continuity of the control on the goods during all the transport. The goods transported on rotabili means of the Salambo ship, coming by Tunisi, therefore are controlled without interruption during all navigation, from the origin to the destination. The main function of the electronic seal is that is applied to the doors of the motor vehicles and the container: with the exception of that mechanic, the electronic seal monitors moreover every type of violation. System TPCS (Tuscan Port Community System) has made the remainder putting in net all these information.
"Extremely we are satisfied", the leader has commented Development and Innovation of the Harbour Authority of Livorno, Antonella Querci. "The operators and the terminalisti - he has added - have shared the objective strategic to invest in innovative services that return our port surer and reliable. It is an occasion of gold for the Leighorn port of call and all the harbour community: now Livorno will be able to for markets carry out a more and more important role as port of reference of the Africa North".
"The test - president of the company LTM, Renzo Conti has confirmed - has given turned out positive. It is the first time that a similar experimentation is made in the Mediterranean and must say that we have known to make all together team play in order to return the port more competitive. The times of clearance in fact have been reduced remarkablly".
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