The Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) has directed shippers not to pay for the costs associated with delays at ports caused by system failures or equipment breakdowns.
This follows reports of significant delays in the delivery and evacuation of containers at the Port of Tema says the Authority in a statement issued in Accra yesyetday copied the Ghanaian Times.
Signed by the Eastern Zonal Manager , Mr Charles Darling Sey on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, Kwesi Baffour Sarpong , it said the situation has been largely attributed to recurring scanner breakdowns at the MPS Terminal 3 and intermittent glitches in the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS).
Adding that such costs were unjustified and should not be imposed on shippers. "No shipper using a port in Ghana should pay for costs associated with delays not occasioned by the shipper," the statement emphasised.
