With the aim to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, while continuing to provide efficient health care for its clients, the International Maritime Hospital is encouraging the general public especially prospective clients to take advantage of its telemedicine program. According to Dr. Helen Tettey, Head of Clinical Services of the...
An AfCFTA consultant with Frontier Market Advisors, Dode Seidu, has called on the private sector and entrepreneurs to embrace the opportunity that the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) presents to them. Speaking on Eye on Port, he said that it is crucial for the private sector to be proactive...
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) is confident that Ghana’s maritime trade numbers will increase with consistent updates of its nautical chart by the National Hydrographic Office (NHO). Since the setting up of the NHO last year, the country has on a consistent basis been updating its nautical data to...
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has taken the first step toward Ghana’s e-navigation implementation plan as it seeks to further secure the country’s territorial waters. e-navigation is the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of marine information, onboard and ashore, by electronic means to enhance berth to berth navigation...
The Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has commissioned an association of consultants led by a M/S Sellhorn ingenieurgesellschaft mbH from Hamburg, Germany. The other consultants are pro Teln Service GmbH, PSP Architekin, ingenieure and a Ghanaian team from Yogarib Engineering Services Limited. The parties, GPHA and Sellhorning, executed the...
The Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the insurance group, Hollard Ghana, Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, is the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana's (CIMG) Marketing Practitioner of the Year, 2021. She was honoured at the just-ended 33rd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards ceremony at the Labadi Beach Hotel. This year's...
… as Gulf of Guinea accounts for 43% of reported piracy in Q1 2021    The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has entered into a strategic partnership to better communicate with vessels in Ghana’s waters as a means to enhance policing the Gulf of Guinea. The move is coming at a time...
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has charged the Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to go ahead with its intended demolition exercise of all structures on the Right of Way for the construction of the 6-kilometer Kumasi (Adum) to Kaase section of the Western railway line. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II cautioned that no compensation will...
The management of Ave Maria Resort located in the Main Harbour, Tema has finally decommissioned and handed over the site to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to pave way for the ongoing port expansion project. The facility has since been demolished by the Meridian Port Services, the developers...
Shipping generates 2.9% of global carbon emissions Leading companies are trialling carbon-neutral fuels Organisations explore wind sails, new ship designs and speed limits Hurdles related to clean fuel supply and investment cost As environmental concerns become increasingly pressing for governments and businesses alike, the shipping industry is taking steps...