The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has engaged women in cross-border trade in the northern part of the country and reiterated the critical role they play to ensure economic stability. The engagement is part of a sensitisation workshop for women in cross-border trade organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has stated that starting September 1, 2022, without local marine insurance all commercial shipments into the country cannot be cleared. According to the regulator of insurance, enforcement of the law on 'Marine Insurance' takes effect next month - meaning if goods are not insured locally,...
The security situation in mining communities, and mining companies in particular, continues to be a major worry for the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union as the race for the sanitisation of illegal mining under the ‘Government Operation Halt Programme’ rages. The programme has forced many of these displaced illegal miners into invading...
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has hinted at the need for some reasonable concessions to be made by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on FDA’s fees during the clearance of goods at the ports. This call was made by the General Secretary of FABAG, Sam Aggrey,...
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...