"As when the sun' gins his reflection Shipwracking storms and direful thunder break, so from that spring whence comfort seem'd to come discomfort swells" Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 2 Though sunrise promises clear skies suitable for navigation, this very advantage so often turns out to be the cause of shipwrecking storms. Oh how aptly the above Shakespearean quote describes the case of Destination Inspection Companies, GCNET and an array of importers who operate at the Tema Harbour! Launched amidst lofty hopes and expectations that these would help staunch the profuse bleeding of the Tema Port, Destination Inspection Companies (DICs), the GCNet system and the likes have ended up adding another burdensome layer to the mounting strata of incompetence, negligence and downright fraud that is plaguing Ghana’s potential breadbasket, thus threatening to wreck the boat of national development. The Customs Excise and Preventive Service, charged to keep the boat afloat, joins in the fray with reckless abandon of its mandate. Aside the daily cases of bribery, corruption and other illegalities uncovered among clearing agents and CEPS officers at the port, there were multiple cases of fraud and mismanagement perpetrated by some institutions, under the watch of the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at the Tema Harbour. The New crusading Guide’s investigations revealed that Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet), Destination Inspection Companies (DICs) and a number of private companies were at the foreground of several acts of corruption and collusion within the port system. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is not left out in this case. CEPS, which manages the activities of GCNet, Destination Inspection Companies as well as companies that transact business at the port, appears to have failed in discharging its duties. As a result, the cheating and corruption have become a free-for-all affair for the companies. The lack of an effective policing regime by CEPS in the revenue mobilization drive has led to miscreants evading tax with cheeky ease. A look at the Ghana Customs Management System (GCMS), a repository of all transactions engaged in by both genuine and dubious businesspersons across the country, showed a plethora of shady deals such as tax evasion, partial and full exemption grants. There was also evidence of other antics employed by companies to rob the nation. This is usually done with the assistance of CEPS officers. The New Crusading Guide’s assessment of the electronic system showed dubious transactions by some officers who circumvent the rules to facilitate minimal or no duty payment, when short collections are identified. For instance, a tabular representation of the situation which we examined indicated that deliberate attempts are made by some of these CEPS officers to engage in transactions without the use of the electronic system: