African shippers' organizations: the Ghanaian experience

This paper looks at how the Shippers‘ Council could operate to make shipping cost-effective and to play its role as a servant of trade—a servant of the shippers. It looks at the key problems that confront the shipper requiring intervention by a Shippers‘ Council and surveys how the organization of the Shippers’ Council effectively handles problems. The final sections draw conclusions which could contribute to increasing the efficiency of Shippers' Councils, as well as improving the understanding of the Councils as managers of the demand side of shipping.