A civil society group is reminding the Boakai-led administration that the business climate in Liberia could not have been favorable without the services of the Global Tracking and Maritime Solution (GTMS).
In its quest to call the government’s attention on the ratification of the agreement with the management of GTMS, which enters its second quarter of a 15-year term, the National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) expressed that GTMS’s five years operation in the country has proven beneficial to the business community and the revenue generation of the government.
NACSUL’s call was contained in a press statement issued recently by its president, Amos Kanneh, attesting that GTMS’ tracking system has drastically minimized the issue of missing containers and improved service delivery.
Kanneh underscored that GTMS has been efficient in expediting and facilitating trade in all aspect of sea and land freight cargo, noting that they have been committed in providing a one-stop global logistics management hub which provides a comprehensive CTN/ECTN/ENS/BECE Certificates, vessel routing, value and duty assessment and port terminal handling advises.
He said, the presence of GTMS in Liberia, headed by Aminata Bangura, has significantly reduced threats to shipping activities in Liberia 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, thus ensuring maximum security for public shipping activities and related information.
Kanneh named some GTMS services as real-time tracking, provision of professional warehousing activities, high security standards for cargoes, 24/7 hour support and fast and efficient delivery thereby emphasizing that
In addition to the company’s professional services, Kanneh noted that the company has been committed to its corporate social responsibility to the communities and Liberia at large.
The CSO group said the company has also employed several Liberians to senior managerial positions in its five years of operation in the country.
He also called on the government to ensure that GTMS is protected and provided a space to continue its operation in helping to strengthen the shipping industry.
