Tag: Ghana Insititute of Freight Forwarders
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Bring back national shipping line to save the cedi – GIFF
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders is making a case for the reintroduction of a national shipping line, the Black Star Line. According to the institute, this will help bring competition amongst the various shipping lines while helping to address the issue of the depreciating cedi due to significant funds that are repatriated out of…
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Stakeholders at ports call for punitive regulatory regime to check unregulated charges
Stakeholders at the countries ports including importers and exporters along with freight forwarders, say the need for a clear regulation of activities at the ports, is an issue that needs to be addressed or touched on in the upcoming budget reading on Friday. For months now, these stakeholders have been agitating and using all channels…
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UNIPASS system to improve in 6 months – GRA
The Chairman of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) Technical Implementation Committee, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Emmanuel Ohene, has assured freight forwarders that the UNIPASS clearing system at the country’s ports will improve within six months. This follows criticisms by the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), which says the new system has failed. Speaking…
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UNIPASS is technically not different from our system – GCNet Deputy GM
The Deputy General Manager of Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet), which runs part of the import and clearing systems at the country’s ports, Carl Sackey, is questioning government’s rationale in the deployment of the Unipass single window system. Mr. Sackey, speaking on Citi TV’s current affairs programme The Point of View, argued that whatever problem…