Jorge Torrent, PORTEL CEO The fifth edition of the International Single Window Conference has taken place from the 5th to the 7th September, and brought together over 500 delegates and more than 50 international delegations. The event has been organized by PORTNET* (Moroccan National Single Window) in partnership with Moroccan National Ports Agency, the African Alliance for Electronic Commerce (AAEC) and the Moroccan Customs.GTD, its subsidiary PORTEL and PORTEL Maroc, leading PORTNET’s development and maintenance, shared with the audience its collaborative and transformational approach for trade facilitation tools. “A collaborative tool can improve efficiency and profitability of internal and external processes to the business, and reduce costs for both governments and traders with a better utilization and optimization of resources”, stated Mr. Jordi Torrent, PORTEL CEO.The single window contributes greatly to the simplification, facilitation, provision and sharing of information necessary for the performance of all sovereign or other formalities relating to international trade, both for commercial operators and the public authorities.5th ISW Conference was held under the slogan “The virtual single window of foreign trade, the requirement for an inclusive cooperation”.About PORTNETToday PORTNET has surpassed the 25,000 users with a lion’s share of more than 21,000 importers and exporters, who benefit on a daily basis, for their international operation, from the electronic services provided to them by 16 banks, 11 ports more than 7 administrations all freight forwarders, shipping agents, transport agents and port terminal operators, etc.About PORTELPORTEL was founded in 1995 . It is a Joint Venture between Spain's National Ports and Harbors Authority and GTD.PORTEL produces, installs and exploits all kind of IT systems for the maritime shipping and port industry, including serving as a single window for Spain's maritime shipping and port system through working agreements with Spanish Customs Authorities, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Marine and Spain's National Ports and Harbors Authority.PORTEL’s headquarter is located in Madrid (Spain) and external facilities are located in Tarragona, Algeciras, Casablanca and Barcelona.
