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Paperless agenda officially begins at ports
This paperless port initiave follows a directive from the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in May 2017.
This initiative follows a directive from the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in May 2017.
He argued that this will prevent the corruption and long hours of clearing goods at the ports.
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According to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA), total cargo traffic volumes at the Port of Tema in 2016 rose by 1,269,288 tonnes, a 10.5% increase over the previous year’s performance.
The import sector was successful with local and transit imports increasing by 8.4% and 19.6% respectively over its 2015 performance.
Even though the cargo traffic volumes keeps increasing, many have described operations at the ports as a cumbersome process due to scarce automation processes.
Most of these importers and exporters use middlemen popularly referred to as ‘goro boys’ in order to get their goods cleared.
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As the paperless transaction begins the goro boys will have no role to play in clearing goods.
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