Effective trade and transport facilitation that integrates new technologies for administrative formalities

and reduces the time and cost of customs and other trade procedures is necessary for efficient maritime
transport.improves maritime transport while simultaneously improving the performance of the entire
supply chain.The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the need for facilitation of cross-border trade,
especially for the trade of medical supplies, drugs, and emergency goods like vaccines and personal
protective equipment (PPE), which could be held up at ports by bureaucracy or slow clearance
procedures to meet regulatory requirements.