BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

29/05/2007

Belarus: Logistics centers to be set up at Beltamozhservis

Logistics centers will be set up at the unitary enterprise Beltamozhservis, Beltamozhservis Deputy Chief Maxim Taranov reported.

The offer to set up logistics centers at Beltamozhservis within 2007-2010 was initiated by the State Customs Committee at a meeting with representatives of Russian transporting and forwarding companies. The attendees of the meeting discussed the development of international transit via Belarus, the order of simplifying customs clearance procedures, creation of favourable environment for operation of economic entities.

"Formation of the logistic network among the European Union, Belarus and Russia will improve coordination and raise the level of services rendered by forwarding and customs agents and owners of terminals as well as boost transit via Belarus," Maxim Taranov said.

Today the State Customs Committee in partnership with Beltamozhservis, the Ministry for Transport and Communications and the Belarusian Railways conduct a large-scale research with a view to determining the most favourable conditions (geographic situation, transportation volumes) for setting up logistics centers.

With a view to implementing the Programme of Transport and Forwarding Centers Development the participants of the meeting also discussed cooperation among the customs services and transporters of Belarus, Russia and the EU; the order of providing preliminary data about the transported cargo; the use of the hazard analysis system; control over disposition of transported goods with the help of the latest technologies (motor roads monitoring). Logistic centers will offer customs clearance and forwarding services using the cutting-edge technologies, promising methods and computerized systems of trade flows managing.

Source:

http://www.railway-market.pl/?p=wiecej&id=1961