The Minister of Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, has announced plans by the government to accelerate ongoing measures to streamline charges at the ports to help reduce the cost of shipping in the country. As a result, he said processes were underway to develop service standards for the operations of shipping lines, terminal operators, freight forwarders and other service providers. Speaking at the fifth Ghana Shippers Awards in Accra on August 19, the minister said the government was keen on implementing measures that would help shippers and shipping service providers remain competitive in the global shipping and logistics industry. “The world has witnessed some difficult moments with the COVID-19 pandemic; just as we were readying ourselves to adjust economically to live in the new normal, the war between Russia and Ukraine reared its ugly head and has economically disrupted many recovery programmes globally, including Ghana. As a result, hopes of the cost of freight returning to...