{"id":416139,"date":"2017-09-08T11:33:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/08\/paperless-software-system-re-programmed-clearing-to-go-on-smoothly-kwaku-kwarteng\/"},"modified":"2017-09-08T11:33:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T11:33:09","slug":"paperless-software-system-re-programmed-clearing-to-go-on-smoothly-kwaku-kwarteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/08\/paperless-software-system-re-programmed-clearing-to-go-on-smoothly-kwaku-kwarteng\/","title":{"rendered":"Paperless software system re-programmed; clearing to go on smoothly \u2013 Kwaku Kwarteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng says the web-based platform being used to undertake paperless clearing system has been re-programmed.<\/p>\n<p>This was after some freight forwarders stormed the Tema Port on Thursday, to register their discomfort over delays in clearing their consignments.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show on Friday, Mr Kwarteng said the situation came about because many of the cases identified were those that had started before September 1, 2017, when the paperless system took off.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He explained that \u201cBecause the initial path has now been shut, if you were on it, it takes you to nowhere and your clearing process gets locked in the system somewhere and that has created some backlog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had the same problem with warehousing\u2026but that is a software problem and it just had to be re-programmed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Although freight forwarders opposed its implementation, the paperless clearing system, announced by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia <i><b>took off on September 1, 2017.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The new system, according to the vice president, will result in the\u00a0clearing of goods at the ports within four hours.<\/p>\n<p>The old manual process which involved double inspections, processing of papers and other activities that impeded the smooth running of the port will no longer occur.<\/p>\n<p>But in its first week, the paperless system has failed to make any significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Deputy Minister, who was reportedly booed by freight forwarders out of frustration at the Tema Port yesterday, says everything is being done to ensure the smooth running of the system.<\/p>\n<p>He said the concerns and fears expressed by the freight forwarders are deeply understood and things will begin to fall in place from today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, by today all the issues will be resolved today and they will start clearing the backlog. These are not difficult issues, they were little things that were not anticipated, but we understand their concerns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kwarteng added that \u201cThe arrangements we made yesterday before we slept, are sufficient to start the clearing of goods from the ports from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that the Ministry is in talks with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and managers of the shipping lines so that the charges that have accrued as a result of delays by the system will be waived.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed the freight forwarders to be patient because the government is doing all it can to make the system run smoothly, stressing that the \u201cpaperless system is here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng says the web-based platform being used to undertake paperless clearing system has been re-programmed. This was after some freight forwarders stormed the Tema Port on Thursday, to register their discomfort over delays in clearing their consignments. Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show on Friday, Mr Kwarteng said the situation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":413750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Paperless software system re-programmed; clearing to go on smoothly \u2013 Kwaku Kwarteng - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/08\/paperless-software-system-re-programmed-clearing-to-go-on-smoothly-kwaku-kwarteng\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Paperless software system re-programmed; clearing to go on smoothly \u2013 Kwaku Kwarteng - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng says the web-based platform being used to undertake paperless clearing system has been re-programmed. 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