This document summarizes a proposal to computerize procedures at the Port of Cap-Haitien in Haiti. It finds that container handling costs and clearance times at the port are high compared to other ports. The proposal includes implementing a single electronic window system, container scanning, and interconnecting port systems. It estimates the costs at $8.4 million and annual benefits of $7.7 million from savings and increased revenue. A benefit-cost analysis at discount rates of 3%, 5%, and 12% finds ratios well above 1, indicating benefits outweigh costs. The conclusion is that computerizing port procedures is recommended.

1. Computerization of procedures at the Port of Cap-Haitien
Yvrose GUERRIER and Jeff ALLIEN
Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPEC)
Haiti Priorise, Conference from April 29 to May 3, 2017, Port-au-Prince

2. Introduction
 The cost of handling a standard container is US$445 at Varreux Terminal,
US$121 at Puerto Rico, US$109 at St-Domingue (World Bank, "Trade and
Competitiveness Global Practice";
Clearance time: 4 to 8 days compared to a time limit of less than 24 hours in
other Caribbean countries (World Bank, 2014);
According to the World Bank, in 2014 the prevailing logistics costs of the port
crossing, at the national level, are US$1555 per import container and US$1200
export;
 International trade impeded.

3. Computerization of procedures at the
International Port of Cap-Haïtien
 Single Window Electronic Port
-Simplification and unification of procedures
-Interconnection with the private information systems of terminal operators,
customs and shipping agents, technologies (hardware, software,
telecommunications, protocols) and the interconnection of the maritime lines
of the network of the port of Cap-Haitien with the port network of Port-au-
Prince
-Computer Backup
Container scanning system
-Control of Goods Quality

4. Calculation and description of
intervention costs
Cost Elements Value in gourdes
Acquisition of necessary goods and services 277,739,200.00
Installation of Single Window Electronic Port 339,924,792.00
Training of System Operators (Single Window
and Port Computing System) 5,548,800.00
Annual salary increase for trained technicians 29,808,000.00
Care and Maintenance 159,219,513.24
Electrical work 26,079,684.36
Total costs 838,319,989.60

5. 42%
34%
1%
4%
20%
3%
Weight of costs in total expenditure
Installation de guichet unique electronique
portaire
Acquistion de biens et services necessaires
Formation des cadres-utilisateurs du système
(Guichet unique et Système Informatique
Portuaire)
Augmentation annuelle des salaires
Entretien et maintenance
Travaux electriques

6. Calculation and description of the benefits of
the intervention
Description Value in gourdes
Annual resource savings related to
travel restrictions 1,320,000.00
Annual customs catch earned with the
intervention 1,226,228,788.07
Annual Currency Gain 159,813,544.03
Annual revenue earned from reduced
smuggling 4,325,996,165.28
Reduction in port services prices 1,993,286,881.57
Total 7,706,645,378.95

7. Benefit-Cost Ratio
Intervention Reduction Benefit Cost BCR
Quality of
evidence
Computeriza
tion of
procedures
at the
international
port of Cap-
Haïtien
3%6,349,640,093
799,854,513.30
7.9385
Medium
5%5,250,995,918 753,455,269.50 6.9692
12%2,846,276,781 632,676,163.76 4.4988

8. Conclusion
With a discount rate of 3%, 5% and 12%, the results of the ratios converge to
values ​​greater than 1.
Economic benefits are greater than economic costs.
The implementation of such an intervention is recommended.