Trade facilitation company Ghana Link Network Services Limited has picked up two awards at the just-ended 5th edition of the Ghana Business Awards.
The awards event, held in Accra, saw Ghana Link Network Services Limited adjudged Best Trade Facilitation Company 2022.
This is the second time the company has picked up an award as Best Trade Facilitation Company, having previously won the award at the 5th edition of the Ghana Shippers Awards held in August this year.
On the night, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Link Network Services Limited, Nick Danso Adjei, was also for the second time named Entrepreneur of the Year, having picked up his first award at the Ghana Shippers Awards held in August 2022.
The two awards were in recognition of successfully implementing the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) – arguably the best trade facilitation tool Ghana has ever had.
The ICUMS currently connects over 8,000 players in the trade facilitation ecosystem per day: including Freight Forwarders, Shippers, Courier Companies; all Ministries, Departments and Agencies; regulatory bodies including the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Standards Authority; and Oil Marketing Companies, among others.
With the ICUMS managed by Ghana Link, it has been touted by freight forwarders, importers and exporters, port clearing agents and the trading community at large as the best-ever trade facilitation tool, and it has come to reduce the long workflow process that existed before its rollout to ensure ease of doing business at the ports in particular.
It has also come to ramp up government’s revenue generated from the country’s points of entry – land, air and sea borders – especially at the seaports, even in the time cargo volumes reduced due to outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ghana Business Awards is a prestigious awards programme that recognises and rewards excellence across all sectors in the country.
The Awards provide a platform to recognise individuals and companies playing a significant role in the growth and development of their business sector, while recognising the key functions within that sector which promote growth and sustainability.
The event seeks to celebrate achievement, innovation and brilliance within the business environment of Ghana.
