Following the announcement of the introduction of the Single Window system a meeting was arranged with Customs to afford the members the opportunity of getting to know their responsibilities under the scheme.

Mr. Patrick Bret on behalf of HAROPA, paid a familiarization visit to the SOAAG secretariat to hold discussions with officials from the Association. This was in connection with the impending trade visit from HAROPA to engage stakeholders in the maritime industry slated for the latter part of the year.

As part of his duty tour on the assumption of office, the MCE of Tema held a meeting with members of SOAAG to outline his plans for the development of Tema . Members assured him of their utmost cooperation and took the opportunity to bring to his notice some of their difficulties especially concerning container theft.

The Association held discussions with GPHA concerning the incidence of stowaway within the port. The port security gave a detailed presentation on the port’s effort to curb the menace which was giving it a bad name.. He indicated that the Port was in the process of installing a security mechanism …

SOAAG represented by the Executive Secretary joined Customs Division in its end of year carols service. In another development, SOAAG lent its support to the Naval Wives Association during their carol festival to round off their activities for the year.

SOAAG was privileged to host some members of the committee at the Nick Hotel to discuss matters of mutual interest.
At the meeting a special presentation was delivered by Mr. Francis Mensah Aborampa on the operations of the Ship agent after which the parliamentarians sought clarification on various aspects of the shipping industry.