The opportunity was created for members to raise their concerns regarding the clearance process. The Commissioner of Customs, Mr Wallace Akondor accompanied by a high level team of customs officers as well as the Director of Tema Port, Mr. Jake Adokor and his team were on hand to respond to the concerns raised.

As part of the campaign against container theft, a day’s workshop was organized by the SOAAG Secretariat in conjunction with the police for operations and release Managers so as to sharpen their due diligence skills.

Mr. Laurent Demain has taken over from Mr. Pierre Lefeuvre as General Manager of Delmas Ghana Ltd.

Recognizing the invaluable role of the Trade Union Congress, as the mouthpiece of organized labour, SOAAG has on the occasion of May Day sent a congratulatory message to workers in the Maritime Industry and assured them of their cooperation at all times.

We also announce the departure of Mr. Yosi Kremer of ISAG who is assuming a new duty post in Thailand. He has since been replaced by Mr. Ehud Goldberg.

Hull Blyth has announced the appointment …

We recently bade farewell to Mr. Jason Reynard, who has been re- assigned to Nairobi, Kenya. where he has taken up a new Regional role with Bollore Africa Logistics, in charge of the supervision of Kenya, North & South Sudan, Horn of Africa (Djibouti & Ethiopia) and the Great Lakes Area (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, & Eastern DRC)