Burkina Shippers Council office complex inaugurated in Tema

• Published date: 10 February 2023
• Publication title: Business and Financial Times

The headquarters of the Burkina Shippers Council, also known as the CBC in Ghana, has been inaugurated at Tema to serve as the administrative centre for Council activities in Ghana.

The 3-storey ultra-modern office complex situated within the Tema Port enclave is expected to boost trade and transport facilitation related to the transit business between Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The commissioning ceremony brought together government officials and shipping sector stakeholders from both countries.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ghana Rep for the Burkina Faso Shippers Council, Denise Bado, thanked all actors responsible for the project’s completion.

The Director of Port Tema, Sandra Opoku, assured that the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority will continuously enhance all measures to sustain and prosper the transit trade.

She said: “We began with the provision of land to the transit representatives for building offices and warehouses to support their administrative and operational activities. In our bid to reduce the cost of doing business in our ports, especially for our transit customers, rebates are granted on our cargo volumes and 21 days rent-free for all transit cargo. We have also automated our ports’ processes to reduce delays”.

The Board Chairman of the Burkina Shippers Council, Al Hassane Sienou, said constructing the...