The Governing Board

The Governing Board is made up of institutional representation of various importers and exporters as well as government agencies responsible for maritime trade and transport. The Governing Board works through its Technical Committees of Finance & Administration, Freight & Logistics and Ports & Logistics for the achievement of its objectives.

The Secretariat

The GSA’s Secretariat is managed by a group of highly skilled professionals who are directed by a Chief Executive Officer. The staff apply their  professional expertise and knowledge in providing solutions to the myriad of problems encountered by the Ghanaian shipper on a daily basis.

As the repository of maritime data and information, the Secretariat also provides relevant inputs to government for informed policy decisions.

The Secretariat’s Head Office is located in Accra. It has three Branch Offices that have been strategically located in Kumasi, Takoradi and Tema to ensure that its services can be accessed by its numerous clients.

The Secretariat works through eight departments/units, namely Freight & Logistics, Research & Development, Shipper Services, Management Information Systems, Finance, Public Relations, Human Resource & Administration, Legal and Audit.

OUR MISSION

To ensure for the Ghanaian Shipper, quick, safe and reliable delivery of import and export cargoes by all modes of transport at optimum cost.

OUR VISION

To be a state-of–the-art organization utilizing our available human resource to effectively and efficiently manage the demand side of shipping with a view to protecting and promoting the interests of Ghanaian shippers in relation to port, ship, inland transportation problems and the provision of ancillary shipping services.

 OUR CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

• • • To seek optimum deregulation and liberalization of shipping services in Ghana
    • To improve upon the quality of shipping services through appropriate interaction and intensive training of shippers.
    • To ensure payment of competitive freight rates and other port and ancillary charges through effective monitoring and negotiation.
    • To assist in the provision of up-to-date infrastructure to meet current developments and technological changes in the shipping industry.

The Import/Export Shipper Committees

By 1993, the GSA’s activities had expanded, and in the light of the prevailing liberalization in the country and calls from the various stakeholders for the expansion of the membership of the GSA, it became imperative to establish the “Import/ Export Shipper Committees” which could effectively address the needs of importers and exporters in shipping matters affecting their interest. Thus in 1994, the GSA formed the Shipper Committees as a medium of bringing the Authority’s activities to the doorsteps of shippers in Ghana.

These Committees are mainly made up of private sector importers and exporters from small-scale to industrial giants, who meet regularly to discuss common shipping problems affecting the shipping industry in Ghana. There are presently ten shipper committees, one each of the ten Regions in the country.