Joint Stock Company "PLASKE"

The geographical location of Ukraine makes an international trade an important priority in the development of our country's economy. The streamlining of economic activity is possible due to the simplification of trade procedures. This means that most of the trade facilitation efforts concern customs procedures. One of the obstacles to...

The geographical location of Ukraine makes an international trade an important priority in the development of our country's economy. The streamlining of economic activity is possible due to the simplification of trade procedures. This means that most of the trade facilitation efforts concern customs procedures. One of the obstacles to international trade is the processing of goods crossing the Ukrainian border. Dealing with transport and logistics in its daily activities PLASKE JSC realizes that changes in this sector are extremely necessary.

Following the UNECE Recommendations No 33, 34 and 35 PLASKE JSC jointly with Odessa Commercial Sea Port initiated a project for the introduction of the Single Window - Local Solution technology in the Southern Customs and the ports of the Odessa Region in 2012. The project was aimed at preventing corruption and promoting deregulation, limiting bureaucratic procedures, ensuring the security of the supply chain, standardizing and digitalizing international trade procedures in the context of Ukraine's integration into European and world markets.

The project envisaged the creation of a unified information system of the port community in the ports of the Odessa region. This Port Community System (ISPS) accumulates, verifies, processes, stores, exchanges and transmits electronically information and documents for border, customs and other control authorities. It allows registration of persons, vehicles, goods, including cargo and luggage. This system complies with the legislation on electronic documents and takes into account the Single Window concept in international practice and the recommendations of international organizations in the use of electronic records and digital signatures.

"PLASKE" JSC established a data processing center for the port community system in Ukraine. LLC PPL 33-35 was engaged in the development of a special software product for the implementation of the tasks set by the government. The key tasks of this company are:
- support for the developed software product;
- protection of electronic commercial information;
- development and improvement of information exchange between the authorized governmental and non-governmental organizations.

The software product speeds up the interaction between a large number of organizations and companies, preventing the corruption practices. Moreover, it provides non-contact, paperless handling of containers with foreign trade cargoes.

The Port Community System is based on:
- openness;
- transparency;
- access-friendly;
- consistency;
- automation.

An Interagency Working Group was established to coordinate and monitor the progress and to determine the direction of its implementation. It consists of the representatives of government authorities, law enforcement agencies, business associations and organizations, traders and transporters. In 2014 taking into account the Ukraine's obligations undertaken in December 2013 after the signing of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and to facilitate the proper implementation of the "Reform Strategy-2020", a decision was made to transform the Interagency Working Group on Implementation of Single Window - Local Solution Project into the Interagency Working Group on International Trade and Logistics Facilitation in Ukraine.

The renewed Interagency Working Group’s TOR include:
- development and implementation of the National Strategy for the International Trade and Logistics Facilitation,
- creating the basis for the establishment of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation pursuant to the UN recommendations.

The decisions taken at the three meetings of the IWG in 2016-2017 were respected in the orders of the Government of Ukraine, which assign specific executors and responsible persons at the level of the central executive authorities.

This local solution is created as a pilot project - the basis on which it is possible to build more extensive national projects. Due to this initiatives, the government and society take part in the implementation of the set tasks for the creation of favorable transit conditions and the development of the transport and logistics system of Ukraine for integration into the European system.

Due to the successful implementation of the 10th principle of the UN Global Compact for the implementation of the "Single Window - Local Solution" project in 2016, PLASKE JSC took the opportunity to disseminate its experience and took part in the national project "Bestin in CSR", presenting the business case "Practical experience on counteracting corruption in Ukraine ", which was successfully evaluated in the field of socially responsible corporate governance and reporting.

PLASKE JSC with the support of the Interagency Working Group conducts free seminars on the UNECE Guidelines for employees of ministries and departments of Ukraine, as well as for business community. Such events allow those involved in the supply chain to gain knowledge on ISPS operating in Ukraine.



In 2016 the Sixth International Seminar on Trade Facilitation and the Single Window "Trade Facilitation and Trade and Transport Corridors Development in Ukraine" was held in the framework of the annual International Transport Week in Odessa. The 13 speakers, leading experts in this area, presented the key topics of the seminar: the impact of the further implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and other international conventions and agreements on the development of transport corridors in Ukraine; the prospects for using the ISPS Port Community System (Single Window) implemented in the Odessa port as a hub for international trade and transport corridors in the country.

Activities of the Interagency Working Group and the relevant presentations of the speakers are located at singlewindow.org, open for the stakeholders. Here you can find regulatory documents on the project, minutes of meetings with the results of the project implementation, newsletters and data on the statistics of the use of ISPS by freight forwarding companies in the ports of Ukraine.

The immediate plans of the ISPS development include its expansion to other seaports and ferry transport, enhancing information protection within the ISPS system and its integration into the information systems of state agencies.

At the request of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority complete transition to electronic registration of ships at all ports of Ukraine would be the next step in the ISPS development. As Ukraine is considering the development of its transit potential within the New Silk Road (in November 2016, Ukraine signed the Agreement on cooperation and the development of eSilkRoad electronic platform, the Memorandum on strategic cooperation between the Ukrainian House in Beijing and the International Chamber of Commerce of the Silk Road, the Cooperation Agreement between the center of modern China "Tianxiang Link" and the International Chamber of Commerce of the Silk Road) we can say that the ISPS as trade facilitator acquires new potential and value.

The government considers the Single window - Local Solution project as an extremely important measure to fight and eliminate corruption practices, which entails additional revenues to the state budget and positioning of Ukraine as an attractive axis for the fast transit, and as a basis for further rapid data processing systems based on Single window concept in other areas of public relations in Ukraine.

The implementation of this project demonstrated our Stakeholders that the private sector's efforts can improve the economic results that affect the whole society. This initiative of the public-private partnership to streamline economic activity undoubtedly strengthens Ukraine's position in international trade despite the difficult period for our state.

On its way towards SDGs 16 and 17 PLASKE JSC actively participates in international and national associations and organizations focused on logistics solutions. which helps us to build an open society and intensify the work within the framework of the Global Partnership. Anti-corruption measures and joint activities to elaborate efficient tools...

On its way towards SDGs 16 and 17 PLASKE JSC actively participates in international and national associations and organizations focused on logistics solutions. which helps us to build an open society and intensify the work within the framework of the Global Partnership. Anti-corruption measures and joint activities to elaborate efficient tools for trade, logistics and transport facilitation are implemented through our membership in IATA, FIATA, OSJD, the European Business Association and the International Chamber of Commerce and other relevant organizations.

PLASKE JSC is a long-time individual member of FIATA, one of the largest and most influential international non-governmental organizations in the field of transport. It was founded in Vienna/Austria on May 31, 1926. It represents today an industry covering approximately 40,000 forwarding and logistics firms, also known as the "Architects of Transport", employing around 8 - 10 million people in 150 countries. On October 8, 2017, at the FIATA World Congress in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Mr Oleg Platonov, the President of the Association for Transport, Freight Forwarding and Logistics Organizations of Ukraine UKRZOVNISHTRANS, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PLASKE JSC was elected a FIATA Vice-President (there are 12 VPs in the Federation). On October 7, during the meeting of the FIATA Foundation promoting forwarding and logistics Vocational Training in developing countries, Mr Artem Khachaturian, PLASKE Counselor, was elected as a Member of the Board.
PLASKE JSC is a member of 12 international associations and organizations:
 IATA (International Air Transport Association) Accredited Cargo and Passenger Agent,
 FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) Individual Member,
 UIC (International Union of Railways) Affiliated Member,
 OSJD (Organization for Cooperation of Railways) Affiliated Enterprise
 EBA (European Business Association) Associate Member
 ICC Ukraine (Ukrainian National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce) Full Member,
 UKRZOVNISHTRANS (Association for Transport, Freight Forwarding and Logistics Organizations of Ukraine) Member
 ACBU (Association of Customs Brokers of Ukraine) Full Member,
 UASK (Ukrainian Association of Perfection and Quality) Member,
 ORCC (Odessa Regional Chamber of Commerce) Member,
 IPCSA (International Port Community System Association) Member,
 Odessa Tourism Association Member.

Odessa boasts its rich cultural life. PLASKE JSC provides a significant share of its resources for its maintenance and development. Most of our socio-cultural projects are of a long-term and systematic nature. This means financial, organizational, technical support for a number of projects, theaters, museums, libraries. Given the scale of...

Odessa boasts its rich cultural life. PLASKE JSC provides a significant share of its resources for its maintenance and development. Most of our socio-cultural projects are of a long-term and systematic nature. This means financial, organizational, technical support for a number of projects, theaters, museums, libraries. Given the scale of activities, we can say that these activities strengthen the tourist and intellectual attractiveness of the city and the region. We are proud of the fact that the list of our partners includes the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the Odessa Literary Museum, the Odessa National Scientific Library, and the World Club of Odessites. Last year we took part in several significant projects for the city.

In the summer of 2017, we paid our tribute to the talent of the remarkable writer Isaak Babel. We supported the flash mob "Odessa reads. Odessa is read," which was organized by the Odessa Literary Museum, the World Club of Odessites and a consulting PR agency from Estonia. The action was timed to the Babel's birthday on July 12. More than a thousand people - those who admire the prose and poetry - lined up in a single chain from the Literary Museum to the monument to Isaac Babel on Zhukovsky Street and read each other excerpts from works of Odessa writers in various languages.

In 2017 PLASKE JSC supported the production of the Nabucco opera. Its libretto is based on biblical books of Jeremiah and Daniel, which follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (Picture 34). Our cooperation with the theater lasts more than 7 years. Acting as an international partner, we actively participate in the promotion of theater activities. Together with the Odessa National Theater of Opera and Ballet we produced a number of premieres, created a lot of presentation products within the framework of our marketing support.

Supporting our long-term projects, which have become landmarks in the cultural life of modern Odessa, we published the next 4 issues of literary and artistic almanac "Deribasovskaya-Rishelievskaya".