Benonita Bismarck, CEO of the GSA have directed all shippers to expedite action,
To clear their cargo from the ports on time.
This was after President Akufo-Addo lifted the lockdown on April 20, 2020.
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In a statement by the CEO,
It was stated that it important to remind all shippers that any further delays in clearing cargo at the ports would not be covered by the waiver announced recently adding that
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“the authority remains committed to provide and protect the interests of all shippers in Ghana.”
“following the announcement of restrictions of movement on parts of the country by the President of the Republic of Ghana to curtail the spread of Covid-19, a number of shippers were unable to clear their cargo in time, even though the movement of goods was exempted from the restrictions.
“The Minister of Transport requested that all applicable time-related penalties i.e. ‘demurrage/detention
And storage rent charges in the clearance of cargo at the ports in the wake of the Covid-19
induced restrictions be waived effective March 30, to April 19, 2020.”
