Kenya, Djibouti set the standard for digitalisation in African Horn region

The African Horn region is a lynchpin in global trade – and two countries are digitising processes to realise the supply chain’s potential in the region.

In partnership with Crimson Logic, on 30 September PTI hosted a webinar session on digitisation through single window trade and leveraging new technologies to improve processes and expedite cargo to where it needs to go.

KenTrade and CrimsonLogic

Kenya is a rapidly emerging maritime nation. Yet before 2012, supply chain actors were hampered by lengthy and costly processes and a lack of transparency in areas such as customs and cargo clearance.

In 2013, the Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade), the state-owned agency to enhance trade throughout the country, partnered with CrimsonLogic to implement the Kenya TradeNet System.

CrimsonLogic and Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a CrimsonLogic subsidiary, launched a digitised platform to leverage new technology, lower enhancement costs, and ensure ease of technical and user support.

Since the adoption of the system, a staggering 3.36 million permits have been processed for customs clearance, improving import times from 6.3 days to 4.2 days.

TradeNet System’s secure repository, electronic availability of cargo clearance documentation and use of cargo release module has reduced one stop clearance time by 71% – bringing efficiencies for customers and providing a vital use case for developing port countries across Africa.

The latest upgrades for the system is the implementation of a Maritime Single Window (MSW) system, which went live on 2 June 2021.

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