The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has once again collaborated with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to train over 60 journalists in Ghana on new trends in the country’s shipping industry. The one-day seminar held on the theme “Contemporary trends and developments in Ghana’s Shipping Industry”, is the Seventh in the series by the Authority and has the overall objective of keeping the media updated on new developments so they can better their reportage on the sector.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GSA, Benonita Bismarck, said in a remark that her outfit’s interest in putting together such a programm every year is based on the realization that the media’s role in disseminating relevant and timely shipping and trade information to all stakeholders in the shipping and logistics industry cannot be overemphasized.
According to her “It is therefore imperative that journalists receive periodic training and education on contemporary shipping and logistics issues in order to continue to competently disseminate trade information in the print, online, and the broadcast media for the benefit of shippers and the general public”.
On stakeholder collaboration, Ms. Bismarck said the GSA has collaborated with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), and the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to organize series of nationwide campaigns for the benefit of shippers and other stakeholders in the shipping and logistics industry.
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President of the GJA, Roland Affail Monney, was appreciative of the GSA’s continuous support in the annual organisation of the seminar as it will go a long way in improving the professional knowledge and competence of journalists.
The seminar was chaired by Edward Tetteh-Owusu Akrong who heads the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF). In his remarks, he commended the continuous partnership between the GSA and the GJA as it is bringing value to knowledge sharing and dissemination of critical business information for the ultimate good of the shipping industry.
Among the topics treated at this year’s seminar were the Implementation of Marine Insurance Act 2006 (Act 724): inherent benefits for shippers in Ghana; the relevance of Incoterms 2020 in international trade and Uncleared Cargo List (UCL): implications for the state, shippers and shipping service providers.
Source: ghananewsonline.com.gh