Gambia: Clearing Agents Halt Operations Over Controversial Cargo Tracking Fees –

By Fatou Krubally

Operations at the Banjul port were disrupted as clearing agents suspended activities in protest against the reintroduction of a cargo tracking charge, which they described as unjustified and burdensome to the economy.

The action, led by the Association of Clearing and Forwarding Agents (ACCFA), targets the proposed implementation of the Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN), a system that agents say adds no value to existing port operations.

In an interview with the…