2015: the year of Log @ Sea

Genoa - At the end of the year, it’s time to take stock and evaluate what the past year has brought. The Log @ Sea network of companies is also working on this assessment. This group was born a year and a half ago from the alliance of two Italian companies, Circle and IB. Log @ Sea has experienced an interesting 2015, marked by the implementation of European Directive 2010/65 (1 June 2015) for all EU countries and all operators in the maritime sector, and the subsequent requirement for ships’ formalities to be submitted in electronic format and at a single point.

The forced imposition of the Directive is one of the key points faced by everyone involved in the process; Log @ Sea is the ideal partner for the re-engineering of processes and adoption of integrated management solutions. The services offered by IB and Circle are complete and cover a vast range of operations, from port and customs processes for ships’ arrival / departure procedures, up to the final destination of goods (dry port / inland terminals).

Log @ Sea has, in fact, implemented an interoperability model between Shipowners / agents, Port Community Systems, National Maritime Single Windows and Aida, developing technological solutions for the implementation of the Maritime Single Window. Part of the result was presented between 2 and 4 December, in the splendid setting of the Greek port of Piraeus, where the “Joint Final Event” of AnNa, B2MOS and WiderMoS, three major European projects, was held. In a time when specific knowledge is vital in a complicated market, the skills and the vertical know-how Log @ Sea brings to the table are quite valuable and unique; their value has also become apparent through various comparisons that took place during Log @ Sea’s participation in major industry events: from Med Port to Logitrans, via the Black Sea.

2016 promises to be a challenging year in which the complementarity of the maritime and logistics sectors, including shipping and intermodal / Customs systems is crucial, taking into account port and logistics plans, as well as the further evolution of Directive 65 and the implementation of the new EU Customs Code (1 May 2016). The Customs Code is part of the modernization plan of customs procedures. It will serve as a new “regulation framework” for customs procedures in Europe, but it must also be adapted to the particular circumstances of individual countries with a plan of “transition” that is anything but ordinary.

The evolution of regulations, both European and national, offers, then, not only new obligations, but also significant opportunities, open to complex scenarios. Log @ Sea is ready to act and to support all Mediterranean businesses.