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When is my vessel arriving?
Is my vessel in port?
Who is a Shipper.
How can I benefit from the services of GSA?
How do I register with the Authority?
Does the Authority have any publications?
Has the Authority provided any facilities for use by Shippers?
I have some goods which I want to freight on a Shippers’ Authority ship.
I want the Authority to recommend a Clearing Agency for the clearance of my goods from the port.
I want some information on Custom duties on vehicles imported to Ghana.
What is the Shipper Committee?
What does CIF mean?
What is a Bill of Lading

When is my vessel arriving?
Ans. Click on Link to view Sailing Schedule.

Is my vessel in port?
Ans. Click on Link to view Mobiship.

Who is a Shipper.
A shipper is a person or company that sends or receives goods by ship or by land or air, in other words a shipper is a person or company who has beneficial interests in cargo transported.

How can I benefit from the services of GSA?
Individual Shippers, Corporate institutions and Enterprises can benefit from the services of the GSA by registering with the Authority on annual basis.
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How do I register with the Authority.?
One can register with the Authority by completing a registration form either online or by collecting and completing the form from any of the offices, and paying the assessed registration fees.
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Does the Authority have any publications?
Yes, the Authority has a number of publications. The “Digest of Maritime Statistics” provides maritime information and data, “Shipping Review” is a quarterly publication which deals with matters of general maritime interest and activities as well as programmes and projects of the Authority, “The Admiral” is a compilation of papers presented at maritime seminars for Judges of Ghana, and the “Maritrade” a compilation of papers presented at maritime law and international trade conferences organized by the Authority. The Admiral and the Maritrade I & II are available on Compact Disc(CD).
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Has the Authority provided any facilities for use by Shippers?.
The Authority has acquired six large warehouses in a prime location at the Tema Harbour to provide warehousing facilities for shippers. A Shippers’ Centre has been constructed in Takoradi which houses a Conference Hall and Shippers Information Centre. Plans are afoot to replicate the centres in Tema, Boankra and Accra. The Authority has partnered with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority for the establishment of the Boankra Inland Port near Kumasi, this infrastructure would link the ports of Tema and Takoradi to the hinterland and the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

The Authority has a stake in the Ghana Community Network (GCNet), an EDI system that links all the major players in the clearing process, enabling quick processing of all customs clearance documentation online and facilitates clearance of goods through the ports.
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I have some goods which I want to freight on a Shippers’ Authority ship.
Ghana Shippers’Authority do not own ships, however we link shippers to shipping lines plying their intended destination.
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I want the Authority to recommend a Clearing Agency for the clearance of my goods from the port.
The Authority is not in a position to recommend clearing agencies. However, you can contact the following Associations on the telephone numbers provided for a reliable clearing agency:
The Customs Brokers Association of Ghana –022-216577
Freight Forwarders Association of Ghana – 022-202494
Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders – 022-205810, 022-204500
    
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I want some information on Custom duties on vehicles imported to Ghana.
Click on the Ghana Customs web address www.ghanacustoms.gov to be
linked to the website for any information on their operations.
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What is the Shipper Committee?
The Shipper Committee was introduced by the Authority in 1994 with the
first being established in the Accra/Tema Metropolitan area. It provides a
platform for interaction amongst shippers and other stakeholders with the
view to discussing shipping problems confronting them and recommending solutions to such problems. The Authority has established Shipper Committees in all the ten (10) regional capitals of Ghana.
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What does CIF mean?

CIF is the acronym for Cost Insurance and Freight. It defines the trade contract responsibilities and liabilities between buyer and seller or exporter and importer.

Under CIF the buyer/ importer, manufacturers, merchants or shippers when quoting to their clients or the receivers of the merchandise, are referring to the cost of the item including insurance and freight up to the point of destination. The seller/exporter responsibility ends when the cargo crosses the ship’s rail at loading port, the buyer then become responsible and bears all risks therefrom..

The seller under this term is required to provide notice to the buyer that the goods have been shipped and send to him the necessary transport documents or electronic message to enable the buyer take delivery of the goods at the port of destination.
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What is a Bill of Lading.
A Bill of Lading is a document issued by a carrier, e.g. a ship’s master or by a company’s shipping department, acknowledging that specified goods have been received on board as cargo for conveyance to a named place for delivery to the consignee who is usually identified. Bills of Lading are usually issued in sets, each set is sufficient and valid to induce delivery of the goods. There is usually a clause in the bill of lading to the effect that once one of the set has been activated to demand delivery of the goods, the others are to “stand void”.

A bill of lading performs the following functions:

- a receipt for goods shipped
- evidence of the contract of carriage
- a document of title

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