Tag: Tema port
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Day one of UNIPASS roll-out fraught with delays at Tema and Takoradi ports
The UNIPASS clearance system which took off fully on Monday, June 1, 2020, after a challenging pilot, still had some members of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) in the country, complaining about the existing difficulties with the system. An Executive Member of the Takoradi District of GIFF, Ato Bentsil, in an interview with…
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Clearance of all types of goods ongoing at the ports – GPHA
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has clarified that the clearance of all types of goods at the country’s sea ports is in progress despite the restrictions of movement of persons imposed in parts of the country in the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). President Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, 21st March, 2020, in…
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Freight Forwarders question issuance of temporary pass at Tema Port as lock-down begins
Freight Forwarders at the Tema Port are unhappy with a new directive from the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, asking them to get a temporary pass to enable them access the port to clear their goods due to the partial lockdown. This follows the directive from President Nana Akufo-Addo in his fourth…
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Stakeholders’ concerns on Cargo Tracking Note persists one year after implementation
One year after the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), businesses are yet to have all their concerns in relation to its implementation addressed. The CTN is meant to help Custom officers have proper and adequate information on cargos to prevent under-invoicing and fraud at the country’s ports. The Ghana Revenue Authority started the…
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Gov’t pulls breaks on new tariffs at new Terminal at Tema Port
All businesses using the newly constructed Terminal Three at the Tema port will be charged the existing tariffs until such a time where the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) completes the necessary processes to review the tariffs for businesses. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori…
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Freight forwarders kick against expected increase in port tariffs by MPS
Freight Forwarders at the Tema Port are kicking against a request by the Meridian Port Services, MPS, for an increase in port charges at its new terminal. The freight forwarders say any increase in tariffs will overburden importers. The Vice President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, Johnny Mantey, says the proposed 11% increase…
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Tax stamps won’t impede paperless clearing systems – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has told Citi Business News that the implementation of the excise tax stamp policy should not impede the paperless clearing system at the ports. This is contrary to some concerns being raised by businesses at the ports that the policy has a potential threat to the efficiency of the paperless…
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Customs seize under-declared container from China
A 40-footer container which was under-declared by an importer has been intercepted by Customs officials at the Nick scan at the Tema Port. The container, which was imported from China, is said to have been mis-described, resulting in the near loss of revenue running into thousands of cedis. According to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs…
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Freight forwarders agitate over ‘drawbacks’ in paperless systems
Freight forwarders at the Tema Port have protested against the undue delays at the port in the wake of the pilot of the paperless transaction at the port. According to them, the paperless regime which is expected to be officially rolled out in September would jeopardize their work if nothing is done to correct the…
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GPHA to take control of railway sector – Mahama
President John Mahama says his government is considering making Ghana’s Railway sector a subsidiary of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. This is in government’s bid to coordinate activities in the transport sector. To this end, the government is seeking to amend the current legislation establishing the Ghana Railway Authority and its role in facilitating…