Ghana Shippers’ Authority Archives

26 Jun

Ghana Shippers’ Authority CEO Engages Top Shippers

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The CEO of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Kwesi Baffour Sarpong has engaged top shippers in the Southern Zone to discuss costs and conditions at seaports, airports, and land borders. The meeting, held on June 5, 2024, was the third in a series following similar gatherings in the Western and Middle Zones. Mr. Sarpong highlighted GSA’s five-decade legacy of championing shippers’ interests in Ghana through innovative and tailored shipping solutions. Despite significant achievements, he emphasized the need for further improvements to reduce costly port delays that undermine Ghanaian businesses’ competitiveness. As GSA celebrates its golden jubilee, Mr. Sarpong underscored the…

29 Apr

Ghana Shippers’ Authority To Sign Service Level Agreements With Stakeholders

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In a bid to enhance transparency and accountability in the Shipping and Logistics sector, the Ghana Shippers’ Authority has initiated steps to sign Service Level Agreements with stakeholders in the industry. The objective is to ensure that both shippers and shipping service providers fulfil their obligations to each other, thus fostering economic growth. These agreements will delineate the responsibilities of shipping service providers towards shippers, streamline port clearance processes, clarify time-related shipping costs, provide guidance on cost avoidance strategies, and define the role of the GSA in this context. Mr Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GSA, announced…

21 Mar

No Shipper Should Be Charged For Internet-Related Clearance Delays – GSA

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The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has directed that shippers should not be charged for clearance delays resulting from the current internet disruption in Ghana. Mrs Monica Josiah, the Head of Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation Department at the GSA, speaking to the media on behalf of Mr. Baffour Okyere Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, said the authority will intensify its engagement with stakeholders to ensure that costs emanating from such disruptions will not be passed onto the shipper. She stated, “The position of the GSA is that no shipper should be charged if the delays are traceable…

09 Dec

CEO Of Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Benonita Bismarck Retires

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After a distinguished tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), spanning a remarkable seven-year period from June 2017 to November 2023, Ms. Benonita Bismarck gracefully concludes her dedicated service, making the culmination of an impactful era in the organization’s history. Having been appointed by the President, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, she brought her wealth of knowledge and rich experience in the shipping industry to bear in the prosecution of the organization’s mandate. She inspired the revision of the Authority’s 5-year Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023) and directed its implementation, culminating in the achievement of…

19 Jul

Refrain From Unlawful Practices To Reduce Duty Payments – Importers And Exporters Told

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The Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander for Customs, Evans Teye Agbozo, has advised players in the shipping industry to refrain from engaging in unlawful practices to reduce duty payments, as they may face consequences during the Post Clearance Audit process. Speaking at a seminar on Customs Post Clearance Audit organized by the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) in Kumasi on 18th July 2023, Mr. Teye Agbozo emphasized that the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is aware of such acts and will take all necessary measures to ensure that the state receives the appropriate revenue it is owed. The GSA organized the…

19 Jul

Refrain From Engaging In Unlawful Practices – Ashanti Regional Commander Of Customs

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The Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander of Customs, Evans Teye Agbozo, has advised importers and exporters (shippers) to refrain from engaging in unlawful practices to reduce duty payments, as they may face consequences during the Post Clearance Audit process. Speaking at a seminar on Customs Post Clearance Audit organised by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) in Kumasi on July 18, 2023, Teye Agbozo, emphasised that the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is aware of such acts and will take all necessary measures to ensure that the state receives the appropriate revenue it is owed. The GSA organised the…

25 May

Port Tariff Review Would Affect 13 Tariff Schedules – Shippers’ Authority

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The Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) has commenced stakeholder engagements on the proposals for tariff revision and restructuring by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). This was after the GPHA notified the GSA of its decision to restructure the tariff regime as a result of the rising cost of providing port services. As required by law, the GSA on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, commenced what would be a series of engagements with key stakeholders, the first of which was a meeting with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) at Shippers’ House in Accra to collate opinions and report back…

19 Apr

We Are Open To Accelerating AfCFTA’s Success – CEO Of Shippers’ Authority

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Benonita Bismarck, has expressed the readiness of her organization to collaborate with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to develop effective transport and logistics policies and programmes under the AfCFTA Agreement. According to her, the success of AfCFTA largely hinges on an effective transport and logistics regime that can support trade among African states. She made this known when a team from the AfCFTA Secretariat led by the Head of Trade Facilitation and Customs, Madam Demitta Gyang, paid a working visit to the GSA at the Shippers’…