McDan Group set to resurrect iconic BSL shipping line
The McDan Group of Companies is set to bring life into the defunct Ghana Black Star Line (BSL) as it has procured two shipping vessels and two cargo planes to start running an African shipping line
Black Star Line (BSL) "Volta River" cargo ship. The company has been operative between 1957 and 1982
Accra – The McDan Group of Companies is set to bring life into the defunct Ghana Black Star Line (BSL) as it has procured two shipping vessels and two cargo planes to start running an African shipping line.
This African shipping line is intended to serve as a catalyst in the promotion of opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The BSL, established by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, was amongst the renowned global cargo service provider in Africa in the freight forwarding Services. However, the company went defunct as its operations grounded.
The procurement of the two shipping vessels and two cargo planes is therefore considered as a good initiative that will place Ghana on the global map of cargo services. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley, is of the view that the non-existence of a shipping line in any African country is a major concern, pointing out that every ship operating on African shores presently comes from outside the continent.
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