Eleven new elected members of the national executive council of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders have been sworn into office.
The ceremony held at the GIFF conference room in Tema was also used to sign and adopt the new GIFF constitution.
Stephen Adjokatcher is the new president whereas Alex Asiamah,...
...EU demonstrates continued commitment
Ambassador of the European Union to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, has revealed that through the European Union’s Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP) Programme in the Gulf of Guinea and assistance from regional authorities, piracy in the West and Central African region has reduced by 90%.
Indeed, in January...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) handled a total of 21million metric tonnes of cargo last year, exceeding its set target of 20million metric tonnes.
The figure represents a 2million metric tonnes increase over the 19million metric tonnes recorded in 2016.
Figures from the ports authority show this gross of...
The Harbour Master at Port Tema, Captain Francis Kwesi Micah, has touted the processes in place at Ghana’s ports which have maintained their reputation for being safe, secure and efficient hubs of the maritime trade.
Speaking about the role of port marine operations in the global supply chain on the...
Data from the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) have shown that demurrage payments to shipping lines in 2019 amounted to $27million; this figure was less than the $39million recorded in 2018.
According to the Authority, some of the causes of demurrage – fees importers pay for overstayed containers – include bureaucratic...
Some challenges expressed by cross-border traders who deal in cloth, tomatoes and other goods from Burkina Faso and Togo have been addressed by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA).
During the GSA’s regular interaction with the traders along the country’s northern borders, they expressed worry over the delays by border agencies...
The executives of the 2019/2020 batch of the National Service Personnel, numbering 481, whose tenure was somewhat shortened by the Coronavirus pandemic have presented some items as a token of their gratitude to the Port Authority for the opportunity given them.
The items include 2 branded benches for the Transport...
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 Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has admitted receiving port operations data from the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) but says it is not in the requisite format hampering their ability to make meaning out of it to support the operation of the newly introduced Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS).
“I...
Despite some vibrancy having been injected in Ghana’s fisheries sector in recent years, the sector is still believed to lack the adequate level of transparency desired to lead the country on a path of social, environmental and economic prosperity and sustainability.
A new report launched last week shows that Ghana’s...