Graphic Business and Globe Productions Limited have opened nominations for the Ghana Shippers Awards 2017, scheduled for 26th May 2017 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel 6:00pm. Nominations are now opened until 31st March 2017. The Ghana Shippers Awards provides a platform to recognize individuals and companies that play a significant role in the growth and … Read more
Importers and exporters in the country have kicked against a draft regulation by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), which will introduce new measures for container weighing in the country, saying it will burden them with unnecessary costs. The proposed Legislative Instrument is intended to regulate the implementation of the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) regime, which … Read more
Importers and agents deserted the Tema Port on election day, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 and brought business activities at the port and its environs to a halt. A tour of the port should that most of such offices were closed, with a few importers rarely visiting the documentation vetting centre, popularly referred to as the … Read more
Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood has called on the judiciary to prepare for possible litigations associated with Ghana’s increasing maritime trade business. According to her, the significant increase has also led to intense business activities among key players in the shipping industry. “Indeed this growth has produced a bursting activity among key players such as … Read more
Indigenous freight forwarders, mainly engaged in customs brokerage, ship husbandry and ancillary port services, are losing business to foreign competitors operating in the country largely because of unfair trade practices. “We have seen contracts of Ghanaian freight forwarders cancelled not because of non-performance but simply on account of privileged information and undercutting offers that are … Read more
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the U. S Customs and Border Protection have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the exchange of customs expertise from both countries. The agreement covers trade between the two countries, prevention of narcotics trade, averting human trafficking, and the trafficking of hazardous materials. Speaking to the media … Read more
President John Mahama has sent a strong signal to shipping companies to halt the implementation of the Terminal Handling Charges (THC). According to him, the fee has no legal backing and need not be imposed on Ghanaian shippers. He was speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary of the national Single Window Project. … Read more
Key business associations have strongly criticised shipping lines for charging Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in spite of orders from the Ministry of Transport to stop the charges. The Minister of Transport, Mr Fiifi Kwetey on September 2, 2016 called for the abolishment of the charges following recommendations by an investigative team constituted by the ministry, … Read more
Trade associations in the country are accusing some shipping lines in the country of allegedly charging terminal handling charges despite a directive by the minister of transport Fifi Kwetey, for them to stop. Executive secretary of the importers and exporters association, Samson Asaki described the act of the shipping lines as an affront to the … Read more
Players in Ghana’s shipping sector are planning a protest against the continuous implementation of Terminal Handling Charges (THC) by the by Shipping lines. With the new charges, shippers would have to pay between 140 and 155 dollars for a 20-footer container, and 260 to 275 dollars for a 40-footer. The body says the payment of … Read more
Key business organizations in the country have called for all shipping lines that flouted the Transport Minister’s directive asking them to halt charging the Terminal Handling Charges to be sanctioned. Transport Minister Fiifi Kwetey directed all shipping lines in the country to stop charging the Terminal Handling Charges which is a newly introduced clearing charge … Read more
There is uneasy calm in the shipping sector between shipping lines/agents on one side and a critical mass of the shipping community made up of traders, freight forwarders and import/export businesses, following government’s decision to stop introduction of the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) as a local cost to shippers. Some shipping lines are still imposing … Read more
A freight forwarder at Ricks Logistics has described Ghana’s port as an easier route for the importation of vehicles. The clearing agent confirmed that the custom officers at the ports, especially in Tema, make their work less hectic. “With genuine documentation, anyone can easily import a used-car. Those with false documents are the ones who … Read more
“We urge Government to apply heavy sanctions against any Shipping Line that acts contrarily or attempts to impose such arbitrary charges on Shippers” that’s the latest call from leadership of key business associations in the country over the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) proposed by shipping lines. This follows an order issued by the Transport Minister … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has ruled against the introduction of the Terminal Handling Charges at Ghana’s ports. A statement issued and signed by the Minister of Transport, Fiifi Kwetey said, “Terminal Handling Charges (THC) cannot be introduced at the ports in Ghana as a local charge.” It added, “Terminal Handling Charges may be introduced as … Read more
Barely a week after the Transport Ministry reiterated that the suspension of the Terminal Handling Charges at the ports is still in force, some shipping companies are still defying the order. One such company is the MSC Shipping Line. Transport Minister Fiifi Kweetey, last Friday (August 26, 2016) indicated that the Ministry will reconvene a … Read more
The Transport Ministry is set to meet with shipping companies over the charging of Terminal handling fees at the ports on goods imported into the country. The meeting which will be at the behest of the Transport Minister Fiifi Kwetey, follows the submission of a report on the THC by the Ghana Maritime Authority. “I … Read more