“Single Window is defined as a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements”
UN/CEFACT RECOMMENDATION No. 33
Full text of the article: http://transport-journal.com/news/ampu-v-morskyh-portah-neobhodymo-optymyzyrovat-lohystyku-po-obrabotke-paromov/