SOAAG calls for the introduction of terminal handling charges …as shipping lines debunk rip-off allegations
Shipowners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG), the umbrella body of shipping lines and their local representatives operating in the country, has refuted claims that its members are ripping off shippers with arbitrary fees and charges at the ports. Addressing journalists in Tema, the leadership of the association emphasized that every shipping line charge or fee is tied to a specific service that has been rendered to the shipper, and that they were legitimate and globally applicable. According to SOAAG, when a shipper approaches a shipping line, there is dialogue, an offer and conditions that are agreed upon by both...
