ICUMS wins Ghana Link “Excellence In Innovation and Technology Award“, two others at 6th Ghana Business Awards
Ghana Link Network Services Limited (Ghana Link) was honoured with the “Excellence In Innovation and Technology Award“ at the 6th edition of the Ghana Business Awards for its introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at the nation’s ports and borders.
The award was in recognition of the successful implementation of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) – arguably the best trade facilitation tool Ghana has ever had.
The ICUMS currently connects over 8,000 players in the trade facilitation ecosystem in a day including Freight Forwarders, Shippers, Courier Companies, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, regulatory bodies including the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, the Ghana Standards Authority, and Oil Marketing Companies, among others.
With the ICUMS managed by Ghana Link, it has been touted by freight forwarders, importers and exporters, port clearing agents, and the trading community at large as the best trade facilitation tool which has come to reduce the then long workflow process that existed prior to its rollout and ease of doing business at the ports in particular.
It has also come to ramp up government’s revenue generated from the country’s points of entry – land, air, and sea borders – especially at the seaports even at the time that cargo volumes reduced due to the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic.
On the back of the success enjoyed by the company through its deployment of the trade facilitation system, Executive Chairman of Ghana Link, Nick Danso Adjei was adjudged the “Entrepreneur of the Year”.
This would be the fifth time Mr Danso Adjei has been adjudged “Entrepreneur of the Year” having previously won the award at the 5th Ghana Shippers Awards in 2022, 5th Ghana Business Awards, 1st and 2nd editions of Ghana CEO Awards and the 6th Ghana Business Awards.
Mr Danso Adjei is the Executive Chairman of not only Ghana Link, but he has also been very successful at starting and running other businesses like the Royal Nick Hotel, the Royal Light, Nick TC Scan (Ghana and Port of Gambia), Misyl Energy BDC, Nick Petroleum and several other companies.
Managing Director of Ghana Link, Nabali Bawa, also on the back of the success of the ICUMS, was also honoured with the Outstanding Leadership Award (Private Sector) for his contributions towards the success of ICUMS and Ghana Link.
The Ghana Business Awards is a prestigious awards programme that recognizes and rewards excellence across all sectors in Ghana. The awards provide a platform to recognize individuals and companies that play a significant role in the growth and development of their business sector while recognizing the key functions within the sector that promote growth and sustainability.
The objectives of the GBA include:
- To reward businesses that have played a defining role in moving their industry forward and have demonstrated achievement across a wide variety of domains including sustainability, operational excellence, innovation, and others.
- To identify projects and individual achievements that have enabled their business to set themselves apart from their competitors and that have produced clear and compelling value and other relevant results
- To bring together players in the business industry and recognize achievements from local and international companies involved in promoting the business sector in Ghana.
