Members of the Aflao Shipper Committee have commended the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) for enlightening them on the Marine Cargo Insurance Protocol.
Speaking to the media after a sensitisation programme held for the Committee in Aflao on Thursday 10th March 2022, some of the members said they were not fully...
Personnel of the Ghana Police Service have been entreated to uphold the legislations, protocols and agreements that govern the right of free access to the sea for landlocked countries. This is to among other things ensure that the country's transit corridors remain the preferred routes for landlocked countries to...
Ghana Chamber of Shipping becomes an associate member of ICS.
The Ghana Chamber of Shipping is ICS’s third member based in West Africa.
This membership will strengthen relationships across the maritime sector as the industry continues to work together to find solutions to collective issues.
The Ghana Chamber of...
High cost of shipping international cargo is hindering the competitiveness of African businesses on the global market scene, Benonita Bismarck, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), has lamented.
“The multiplier effect is the consistent rise in the general prices of goods and services and its attendant adverse...
Ghana Community Network Service Limited (GCNet) is set to shut down its operations at the nation’s ports to finally give way for UNIPASS, now Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) to takeover single window operations at the port.
In a series of letters written to the existing vendors and various port...
On the back of several complaints from Freight Forwarders and shippers in relation to challenges faced with the implementation of the new Exemptions Act 2022, the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has collaborated with the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) to organize a one-day training for its members, other...
The Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) is undertake a scheduled maintenance on March 4, 2023, according to a statement released by the operators of the ICUMS System Ghana Link Network Services Ltd.
The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 12:01 am and is expected to be completed on the same...
Ghana per its operations in the maritime industry has favoured the closed ship registry system since the post-independence era. In view of this, the Black Star Line (BSL) was duly established to symbolise Ghana’s independence through international transportation modes.
The BSL strictly adhered to the closed registry system with substantial...
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in the first quarter of 2023, is expected to begin the use of the SIGMAT, an ECOWAS Customs interconnection project that aims to improve regional integration by automating transit procedures in the West African Sub-Region.
SIGMAT, the Regional Customs Network for Transit...
Some challenges expressed by cross-border traders who deal in cloth, tomatoes and other goods from Burkina Faso and Togo have been addressed by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA).
During the GSA’s regular interaction with the traders along the country’s northern borders, they expressed worry over the delays by border agencies...