Shippers decry the low gains on exports | Economic news



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The GHANA Shippers Authority (GSA) deplored the low profits from the export of non-traditional exports (NTE) and its impact on the economy.

GSA Deputy Executive Director, Sylvia Asana Dauda-Owu, who delivered a speech on behalf of Benonita Bismarck, CEO of GSA, at a forum held Thursday in Accra, attributed this development mainly to the too much the nation's great dependence on the export of materials, the lack of value-added raw materials and the apparent negligence vis-à-vis the ETN exports or their low level because of the difficulties to which exporters are faced.

She added that such concerns related to high freight rates, mismanagement of cargo by cargo handlers, rejection of cargo due to poor labeling and packaging, and long lead times. transit, among other challenges related to export.

The Deputy Director General therefore called on shipping and logistics service providers to help Ghanaian exporters improve the storage and packaging methods of their products, in order to meet the needs of their foreign destinations.

"The development of the new national export strategy, led by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, should enable the development of viable strategies that are part of the national industrial transformation agenda," he said. she said.

Experts from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Swissport Ghana, Air Ghana and the Plant Protection and Regulation Service (PPRSD) explained to participants how to overcome the many challenges that exporters, in particular NTEs.

Roy Adibi, Head of Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation at GSA, presented the following theme: "The vital role of transport logistics in the export value chain", said that they had to ensure that their vehicles used to transport the export products are treated hygienically. prevented from loading chemicals that could affect NTEs.

Also present at the forum were representatives of the National Association of Craft Exporters, the Association of Producers and Exporters of Konkomba Yam, the Institute of Ghanaian Freight Forwarders, Ghana Airport Company, the Greater Accra Art & Craft Dealers Association, the National Insurance Commission, DHL Express, among others. in the forum of a day.

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