As reason why this non-negotiable transport document should be promoted, the benefits of covering shipment under sea waybill were stated of which includes elimination of document delay, removal of documentary fraud, less document preparation and transportation cost, and automatically subject to CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills and The Hamburg Rules. To further boost the user base, the researcher provided recommendations such as public awareness or education on sea waybill, appreciate the advantages of sea waybill and encourage the use of this non-negotiable document, as well as adopting and developing legislation making possible the replacement of bill of lading with sea waybill in certain trades. The successful implementation of these recommendation will serve as a platform for boosting the use of this non-negotiable transport document in maritime transport.KEYWORDS:  Sea waybill, Bill of lading (BL), Maritime transport, Tema port, Non-negotiable document.

 Detailed description of the collected samples revealed the occurrence of Ganodermataceae members like Ganoderma applanatum (Per.) Pat., G. colossum (Fr.) Bers. G. curtisii (Berk.) Murill G. lucidum (Fr.) Karsten. G. zonatum Murrill.  G. resinaceum Boud. G. carnosum Pat., G. tsugae Murrill G. sessile Murrill, G. megaloma (Lév.) Bres. G. sichuanense J.D. Zhao & X.Q. Zhang, G. multipileum Ding Hou. Some wood rot fungi belong to Ganodermatace were new records and host records to Gujarat, India. Ganoderma megaloma (Lév.) Bres Ganoderma sessile Murrill, Ganoderma  sichuanense J.D. Zhao & X.Q. Zhang, were reported for first time from India.KEYWORDS:  New records, Ecological regions, Fungal Diversity, Ganoderma, Gujarat, India