The eye of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has been drawn to an article looking for to know in regards to the extent of the effectiveness of the GSA Act, 2024 (Act 1122) since its passage by Parliament on twenty ninth July 2024 and assent by the then President of the Republic of Ghana on seventeenth October 2024.
“We acknowledge the issues raised within the mentioned publication and want to use this chance to deal with some factual inaccuracies, and likewise present readability on the GSA’s mandate and ongoing interventions to make sure a conducive delivery and logistics ecosystem for all gamers within the sector.”
The transformation of the GSA from a purely advocacy establishment to a regulatory authority by the passage of Act 1122 (2024) marked a big milestone within the improvement of Ghana’s commerce sector. The shift mirrored a broader nationwide dedication to foster inclusive, clear, and cost-effective governance of the sector. Below the brand new regulation, delivery service providers-including delivery traces, freight forwarders, terminal operators, and clearing brokers are required to submit all proposed prices, charges, and tariffs to the GSA for assessment and approval previous to their implementation.
In step with this mandate, the GSA has enforced this obligation with out let or hindrance. Early this 12 months, for instance, GSA engaged Transport Strains in addition to Floor Handlers who function on the Kotoka Worldwide airport, and who in compliance with the regulation, submitted their prices for assessment and approval. Taking every case on its advantage, a few of them have been refused the increment within the charges and prices they proposed as a result of, their acknowledged causes for doing so weren’t effectively grounded commercially.
In a press release issued in Accra copied the Ghanaian Instances by the GSA mentioned it was being conscious that its function as a Regulator isn’t geared toward stifling companies and worldwide commerce specifically, GSA has adopted an inquisitorial relatively than adversarial strategy to imposing its Act. On this regard, thorough investigations into complaints, claims and assertions have knowledgeable the selections and actions taken in response to shipper complaints. Energetic engagements of the stakeholders concerned, to grant a listening to to every aspect have been employed to make sure that the outcomes of interventions help progress relatively than stagnation or retrogression.
At present, GSA is participating the Financial institution of Ghana (BoG) on a criticism it acquired from some shippers and Freight Forwarders concerning the arbitrary utility of overseas trade charges by some Transport Strains. In pursuit of a good end result, GSA upon the findings of an investigation it performed into the criticism, requested a gathering with the BoG because the Regulator of the Foreign exchange house, the Transport Strains, in addition to the complainants to elicit a directive from BoG to ban the unlawful act.
A gathering held on Tuesday, fifteenth July 2025 between the BoG, GSA, delivery traces and different stakeholders is anticipated to culminate within the issuance of a conclusive decision of the problem by the BoG this week. The directive will likely be duly revealed for the eye and good thing about all stakeholders.
The assertion issued by the Public Affairs Division of the GSA concluded
To additional fortify the execution of its mandate, GSA has sought the enter of all stakeholders within the delivery and logistics sector in drafting the Legislative Instrument that can drive the enforcement of Act 1122 (2024). They embody the regulators of all of the transport modes (air, sea and land) by which worldwide commerce is undertaken, service suppliers, terminal operators and Transport Strains. This collaborative strategy additional underscores GSA’s resolve to make sure that enforcement of the regulation would stay with out worry or favour, while upholding its mutually helpful essence for the utmost good of Ghana and her folks.
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority hereby reassures most of the people that, it stays dedicated to serving the pursuits of all stakeholders within the delivery and logistics sector, and past that, GSA is especially centered on positioning Ghana as the popular hub in worldwide commerce. These targets stay the guiding ideas in our operations and will likely be upheld always.
