BOC launches web-based boarding assignment management system at Port of Cebu
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched the Automated Boarding Assignment Management System (ABAMS) at the Port of Cebu.
BOC acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz said the program is an innovation of the Port of Cebu based on its years of experience.
"The ABAMS is a web-based system of assigning boarding teams to incoming foreign vessels. It ensures fast and convenient boarding assignment, departing from traditional manual assignment using roulette," said Ruiz.
He said the the system features the automatic and random assignment of boarding teams, real-time updates on boarding assignments including personnel and vessel status, approval of requests by the Deputy District Collector for Operations, generation of electronic copy of assignment orders, automatic notification of assignments to members of the Boarding Team via short message service (SMS), and uploading of reports upon completion of boarding formalities.