In principle shipping is very easy: Put your cargo on a ship, move it to destination and finish. More and more countries do everything to make it as complicated as possible. Here the Evergreen notice about Ghana ASHI system:
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Implementation of ASHI number (Advance Shipment Information) for POD TEMA (GHYKE)
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
please be informed about ASHI number which has to be mentioned for all shipments, bookings and Bs/L to POD Tema (GHYKE) as from 1st March 2015 (B/L – date).
Below please find official letter of Ghana Shipper’s Authority for further information.
Evergreen Shipping Agency (Deutschland) GmbH
as Agent for EVERGREEN LINE
Evergreen Shipping Agency (Deutschland) GmbH
Hamburg –
TH E EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
SOAAG
TEMA
Dear Sir,
NOTTCE FOR TMPLEMENTATTON OF THE ADVANCE SHTPMENT TNFORMATTON (AsHt)
sYsTEM IN GHANA
Pursuant to our earlier letter to you on the above mentioned subject, we write to kindly
inform you that the Chana Shippers Authority (SHIPPERS) is continuing with its engagement
of shippers across the length and breadth of the country for a smooth implementation of
the Advance Shipment lnformation (ASHI) system.
Sensitisation of the major stakeholders has already taken place and technical preparations
as well as the procurement of requisite equipment are far advanced for a successful take-off
of the project. lt is, however, necessary to complete fully the sensitisation process for a
smooth roll out of the system. Consequently, the earlier proposed date of January t, zot5for
the implementation of the ASHI has been rescheduled to March 1,2015,.
As part of our further sensitization and engagement of various stakeholders towards the
successful roll-out of the ASHI, we would be grateful if your Association could meet the
Authority for an update of the steps taken so far and the measures put in place to
implement the ASHI system. We would therefore be grateful if you could confirm the ‘ suitability of Thursday, zgth January, zot5 for the said meeting at the Authority’s Branch
Office in Tema at 3:oo pm.
We wish to continue to rely on your support for a successful implementation of this project
designed to reduce the cost of clearing cargo at the ports and to improve upon the
competitiveness of our shippers.
We count on ur usual cooperation.
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