{"id":3969,"date":"2019-09-13T10:39:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T09:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2019-09-13T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T09:39:09","slug":"service-providers-engage-exporters-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigorous-feistel.187-124-37-238.plesk.page\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"Service providers engage exporters at a forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping and logistics service providers have engaged exporters on ways of resolving challenges in export trade at the Ghana Shippers\u2019 House at a forum organised by the Ghana Shippers\u2019 Authority (GSA) on 12<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>September, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together resource persons from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Swissport Ghana, Air Ghana and Plant Protection and Regulatory Service Department (PPRSD).<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3971\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Forum-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>A participant asking a question at the forum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>They addressed concerns of exporters on high freight rates, poor handling of cargo by handlers, rejection of cargo due to poor labelling and packaging, long transit time among other export-related challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, Ms.Sylvia Asana Dauda-Owu, who spoke on behalf of the CEO, decried the low gains of exports, especially Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs), to the economy of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3972\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Forum3.png\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, Ms.Sylvia Asana Dauda-Owu giving the welcome address<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>She said the development can be mainly attributed to the nation\u2019s over-reliance on the export of raw materials, lack of value addition to raw materials and the apparent neglect or low levels of export of NTEs due to challenges facing exporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe development of the new National Export Strategy which is spearheaded by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority is expected to draw viable strategies to fall within the context of the National Industrial Transformation Agenda.\u201d, she assured.<\/p>\n<p>A Senior Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation Officer of the GSA, Mr Roy Adibi made a presentation to the exporters on \u201cThe Critical Role of Transport Logistics in the Export Value Chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3970\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Forum-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Resource persons at the forum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the National Association of Handicraft Exporters, Konkomba Yam Farmers and Exporters Association, Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, Ghana Airport Company, Greater Accra Art and Craft Dealers Association, National Insurance Commission, DHL Express among others participated in the one-day forum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping and logistics service providers have engaged exporters on ways of resolving challenges in export trade at the Ghana Shippers\u2019 House at a forum organised by the Ghana Shippers\u2019 Authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,24],"tags":[170,553,820,1428,1623,1673,1713,1927,2020,2066],"class_list":["post-3969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-news","tag-air-ghana-and-plant-protection-and-regulatory-service-department-pprsd","tag-deputy-chief-executive-officer-of-the-gsa","tag-ghana-export-promotion-authority-gepa","tag-mr-roy-adibi","tag-ms-sylvia-asana-dauda-owu","tag-national-export-strategy","tag-non-traditional-exports-ntes","tag-senior-shipper-services-and-trade-facilitation-officer","tag-swissport-ghana","tag-the-critical-role-of-transport-logistics-in-the-export-value-chain"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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