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The association believes the charges don’t conform to the international trade facilitation agreement
Freight Forwarders Association has sent a strong signal that it will seek legal redress if the Ghana Shipper’s Authority does not stop shipping lines from increasing port charges on cargo.
According to the concerned group, the increment by the shipping lines which is expected to take effect today is unlawful and therefore must be withdrawn.
The Chairman of the Association Oheneba Kwasi Afamoah while addressing the media indicated the association is appealing to the Shippers Authority to act on their plea.
“Were appealing to the Shippers Authority to issue a statement and per information reaching us, they have done that. We are hoping that by the close of the day or two days we are going to hear a positive sign of it. If they refuse, then our earlier submission saying we will go to court, we shall go to court and for the first time, that will resist shipping lines from increa
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BY: Maclean Kwofi
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Mr Giscard Lilian Ogoula (left), Secretary-General of the Union of African Shippers’ Council, addressing the preparatory meeting. With him are Ms Benonita Bismarck (middle), Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, and Mr Catarino Fontes Pereira (right)
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The Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) is seeking a stronger partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to help boost intra-African trade.
As part of the move to deepen the collaboration, an eight-member UASC delegation is in Accra on a five-day working visit to engage officials of the secretariat to help maximise gains from the initiative.