The volume of goods passing through the country's two seaports declined by 44.9 per cent to 3.77 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2020, as a result of the ranging novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which had combined with other factors to suppress import and export trade. The drop in throughput was influenced by corresponding decline in all the trade types namely: imports, exports and transit/transshipment. Data from the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) shows that total throughput reduced from 6.84 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2019 to 3.77 million tonnes for the same period this year. Import trade volume decreased by 24.5 per cent and export trade volume decreased by 66.1 per cent as compared to quarter one last year. The total transit/transshipment trade volume in the first quarter 2020 also decreased by 76.1 per cent over first quarter 2019. Seaports The cargo throughput for the seaports of Ghana (Tema and Takoradi) for quarter one 2020 was 3.77 million tonn...