The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has intensified its campaign on the payment of demurrage – fees charged for overstayed containers.
The campaign, dubbed: ‘Demurrage is Avoidable’, is to help shippers plan their operations to be able to clear their cargoes from the port in time and reduce their operational cost.
According...
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has revealed that it will pilot the much touted e-auction programme on Friday, Oct 21, 2022 at Port Tema.
The pilot programme will only apply to vehicles, with 15 vehicles earmarked for the process.
The e-auction will however be fully rolled out...
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA), Meridian Port Services (MPS) and other industry stakeholders joined Hapag-Lloyd to celebrate its 175 years of existence as a global shipping line and 16 years of operating in Ghana.
The company is commemorating 175 years of transformation with...
MV Fair Partner, a heavy lift ship, has arrived at the Port of Takoradi from Dubai with two ship loaders and an eco-hopper.
The ship loader and the eco-hopper are the final components to complete the full installation and automation of the newly constructed Dry Bulk Terminal Conveyor System at...
The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to provide full support to the players in the maritime industry to achieve a safer, more secure and greener industry.
According to him, of utmost importance to the shipping industry are more innovative measures designed by...
15 students from the Zambian Defence Services Command and Staff College have visited the Port of Tema as part of a study tour to familiarise themselves with the socio-political, economic and military institutions of Ghana.
These included students from Zambia, Rwanda, Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya and Sri Lanka.
They were received...
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje, has confirmed the authority’s support when it comes implementing government’s strategy to block any revenue leakage at the ports of Ghana.
He revealed that the modern conveyor system being installed at the Dry Bulk Terminal will do away with...
The Managing Director of the Port of Amsterdam International, Gert-Jan Nieuwenhuizen, has led a delegation on a working visit to senior management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.
The visit, according to the group, was to intensify existing ties between the Port of Amsterdam and the Ghana Ports and...
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in the first quarter of 2023, is expected to begin the use of the SIGMAT, an ECOWAS Customs interconnection project that aims to improve regional integration by automating transit procedures in the West African Sub-Region.
SIGMAT, the Regional Customs Network for Transit...
… industry players seek reversal of decision to control logistics at the port
The ongoing impasse between principal actors in the export logistics of horticultural products is threatening to keep the country uncompetitive in the multi-billion-dollar global horticulture market, rob the nation of desperately needed foreign exchange (FX) and undermine...
