Members of the Select Committee seated with the Executive Council of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport intends to use the expertise of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping (GCS) in the consideration and passage of legislation on the maritime trade sector.

According to the Chairman of the committee, Mr Samuel Ayeh-Paye, the chamber had the requisite expertise to assist Members of Parliament (MPs) on the committee to build their capacity and enhance knowledge in the sector to ensure that legislations passed could stand the test of time.

Mr Ayeh-Paye made this known when members of the Executive Council of the GSC, a maritime policy think tank, paid a courtesy call on the committee in Parliament in Accra last Tuesday.

He maintained that the chamber was very important to the work of the committee, since it would afford the two bodies the opportunity to forge a closer relationship for the drafting of policies backed by a strong legal regime.

The GCS, which is chaired by a former Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mr Ben Owusu-Mensah, with Dr Kofi Mbiah of Shipman Consult as its Chief Executive Officer, is to provide technical support in the areas of research and development, legal and labour issues, international trade, among others, for the government and relevant stakeholders.