The GSA is commenced the construction of a Shippers’ Centres around the country. The first of such Centres dubbed the Takoradi Shippers’ Centre has been in operation in Takoradi since 2003.
The second Shippers Centre known as the Boankra Shippers’ Centre which is located in the Boankra Inland Port has also been completed.
The construction of the third Centre, dubbed Ghana Shippers House which is expected to house the GSA’s Head office has recently been completed and is in operation. This facility will also house a ship brokerage hall, which will create the medium for the creation of a freight market in Ghana. It is expected to be a Centre of “maritime technology†linking the ports of Tema, Takoradi, the Kotoka International Airport as well as the Boankra Inland Port by Satellite.
In partial fulfilment of its plan to construct an office complex to serve shippers in the northern sector, the Authority has acquired some plots of land in Tamale for the construction of another Shippers Centre.