The Movement with Integrity for National Development (MIND) lauds the management of the GTMS for excellent services over the years, and called on President Joseph Boakai to act on the second amendment of the GTMS -Liberia Agreement.
The leadership of the group said in view of the improved and secured container tracking services of the GTMS over the last five years, extends congratulations to the management of the entity for its proficient, meticulous and public-driven services relative to the tracking and safe management of related information which has led to improvement in the shipment of goods to the country and delivery to intended destination.
The MIND avers that until the activities of GTMS was authorized in Liberia, the process of shipping and container management was a very difficult process that was associated with risk to shipped containers and handling by owners.
MIND asserts that since the operations of GTMS, there is a remarkable increase in the shipment of containerized goods to Liberia and an equal increase in the assessed fees by government.
This in essence speaks volume of the raised public trust and respect for the dutifulness of GTMS in its handling of customers’ chattel and related information.
MIND is certain that unlike in the past when, due to poor handling of shipping manifest and related information which led to losses and increase in tracking cost as well as shippers preference for using alternative ports of entry from neighboring countries.
The presence of GTMS in Liberia under the able and responsible General Management of Madam Aminata Bangura has significantly reduced these threats to shipping activities in Liberia thus ensuring maximum security for public shipping activities and related information.
While MIND is deeply concerned about how to reduce cost processes of shipping activities under the current GTMS management, its prospects for increasing revenue for government when domestic resources is largely responsible for government budgetary activities is of vital importance and sets the solid basis for the continuity of the operations of the shipping tracking house in Liberia.
As the entity is seeking a renewal of its highly vital activities in Liberia under the democratic leadership of President Boakai, MIND calls on the President to note seriously the importance of the operations of the GTMS to safe shipping in Liberia and grant the extension it seeks.
MIND reiterated that its position is that the economic growth our country seeks will remain fleeting in the absence of a responsible container tracking service as GTMS.
The Global Tracking Maritime Service has stood the test of difficult times and generated the courage to professionally keep Liberia as a number on safe destination for containerized goods shipping and other related services to Liberia.
“Conclusively, we reiterate our appreciation to the GTMS management under the stewardship of Madam Bangura as we remain strongly hopeful that President Boakai will see the strong need to positively act upon the request for extension of operations for the GTMS.
