The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has, since 2004, complied with and committed itself to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) by establishing the provision of Port Reception Facilities and Services through concessionary arrangements with private sector operators. This arrangement ensures that ships calling Ghana’s...
Ghana Link Network Services has publicly disagreed with accusations by the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana that its customer service is poor. Indeed, the IT solutions company, providing an end-to-end customs management tool at the various ports and frontiers across Ghana, said customer service is one component of the...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of the first inland marine port in the northern part of Ghana and an accompanying industrial park at Debre in the Savannah Region. The multimodal transport corridor, known as the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor,...
first phase operational by 2024 Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for the development of the US$450million Debre inland marine port and industrial park to enhance economic activities in Northern Ghana. The multimodal transport corridor known as the Trans-Volta logistics corridor project, at a cost of US$200million, being...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for the development of the US$450million Debre inland marine port and industrial park to enhance economic activities in Northern Ghana. The multimodal transport corridor known as the Trans-Volta logistics corridor project, at a cost of US$200million, being undertaken by LMI Holdings, is...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has clarified that the original concession agreement between the Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) and the Authority did not include 20 percent containerised traffic share. According to the Authority, the contract, which was signed in 2015 allowed MPS to exclusively handle all container...
The implementation of the Truck and Trailer Identification and Inspection policy at the Port of Tema is currently in its pilot stage ahead of its implementation in August. The Truck and Trailer Identification and Inspection policy is being rolled out to ensure that haulage trucks using the port are identifiable and in...
The Centre for International Maritime Affairs, Ghana (CIMAG) has called for the promulgation of an integrated oceans governance policy for Ghana to serve as a tool for sustainability. Speaking on the sidelines of Ghana’s celebration of the Day of the Seafarer, Executive Director of CIMAG, Albert Derrick Fiatui, asserted that...
International Lawyer and Member of the AU Commission on International Law, Kathleen Quartey Ayensu, has expressed optimism for the fortunes of Africa’s blue economy. Speaking on Eye on Port,  Kathleen Quartey Ayensu, who is also the special rapporteur for piracy and maritime security at the AU Commission on International Law...
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Michael Luguje, is the latest to lament the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war on international trade. According to him, grain imports have taken a dip due to the war, emanating from the reliance on that region for Ghana’s grain requirements. Michael...

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