Subic ready for e-cargo transfer system

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has assured business firms that the full implementation of the Enhanced Automated Cargo Transfer System (e-ACTS) on September 16 will proceed without a hitch, reported Thai News Service.

Redentor Tuazon, head of the SBMA Trade Facilitation and Compliance unit, said the use of e-ACTS as mandated by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) will ensure fast, safe, synchronised and secure cargo transit from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Port of Manila, and the International Container Port Terminal to business enterprises in the free ports of Subic, Clark and Bataan.

Everything has been prepared for the e-ACTS in terms of equipment, software, manpower, and training. Our value-added services providers-E-Konek Pilipinas and InterCommerce-have provided all the support needed for us to shift from the manual system to the automated system, and to upgrade to e-ACTS. The SBMA did not have to spend money for this, Tuazon said.

Tuazon also said that SBMA personnel are already accustomed to using the automated system, and some problems with the new technology, particularly with the scanners, have all been addressed, along with the required support facilities.

All would go well on September 16, Tuazon assured.
(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)