Customs World to Inject $10 Million into Ghana’s Operations  

 

 

Customs World Executives
Customs World Executives

Accra, September 29, 2017//-Customs World, a subsidiary of Ports Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC) Dubai, which took over West Blue Ghana Limited, the company engaged for the provision of the National Single Window and Risk Management System in Ghana, has disclosed that it would invest $10 million into its operations in the country, this year.

 Faisal Eissa Lutfi, CEO of Customs World who disclosed at a short media brief at the offices of Customs World in Accra was emphatic that the company would meet the National Single Window project deadline.

He stressed: “We already have the system on the ground working. This will help us meet the project deadline, so we are confident that our technology will improve trade facilitation in the country”.

Mr. Lutfi acknowledged that the company’s experience and its leading role as a modern world class customs administration is a core competency they are willing to share with their partners in Ghana.

 

His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the Chairman and CEO of DP World and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zones Corporation added that they believe that their investments would be the vehicle that would turn the fortunes of the country’s ports around.

He said: “We are using the same system we used in Dubai. This system will be useful to the government and people of Ghana. We believe that the technology help link the cargoes and others. This will help reduce the cost and time of doing business in the country”.

H.E Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said they are therefore excited about the opportunity to implement the fully integrated ports, customs and free zones solution for Ghana which is operationally seamless from end to end to make Ghana’s Ports and Customs Systems the number one in West Africa.

The establishment of Ports and Customs World Ghana Limited will not only transform customs and ports operations, but will further strengthen and augment the government’s drive to make Ghana the number one business destination in the sub-region of West Africa. Additionally, the improved operational and systems efficiency at the port will increase government revenue and create more jobs for Ghanaians.

African Eye Report gathered that  Customs World Ghana will automate Customs, Free Zones and Port processes in Ghana and also build Ghana’s capacities through the application of technology and services that will mirror the operational model in Dubai.

This solution will be implemented through segments like the Risk Engine, Mirsal 2, the Client Management System, Smart Applications and the management of free zones and customs warehouses.

Instructively, Customs World, under the Ports Customs Free Zones Corporation founded DP World which is currently present in 40 countries and 78 ports around the world including Australia, United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Korea, Canada, Belgium, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, India, among others.

It would be recalled that in 2016, Dubai Customs received an award for innovation from the World Customs Organisation which is the highest award for the maturity of a customs organisation.

In 2012, the World Customs Organisation gave them a certificate to recognize them as a benchmark for industry practices citing that “Dubai Customs has an impressive range of IT Systems which can be rightly regarded as World Class in which other Customs Administrations around the world could learn from”.

African Eye Report

 

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