Players in Ghana’s ports and maritime industry have stated that the current restrictions due to the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus present an opportunity for the industry to deepen its paperless systems in the port clearance chain.
“I think this has been a big lesson for all of...
Hapag-LIoyd, a leading liner shipping company with over 12,500 employees and 360 offices in 125 countries is determined to increase its market share of 10%. This growth will be primarily driven by the trade in gold, oil and gas products.
Mr. Anthony Firmin, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hapag-LIoyd at...
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Globalization has brought the most advanced trading networks the world has seen, with the biggest, fastest vessels, robot-operated ports and vast computer databases tracking cargoes. But it all still relies on...
Six Tunisian stowaways have been arrested at the Port of Tema by the Port security in collaboration with the Ghana Immigration Service.
The six were on board a vessel that came to berth at the Tema Port from the Port of La Goulette in Tunisia to discharge clinker.
The stowaways were...
Collaborations between the Ghana Navy, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Maritime Authority and some security agencies have led to the arrest of two Nigerian vessels and their crew members who were engaged in illegal transfer of crude oil in Ghana’s waters.
Available information indicates that the vessels with the...
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...
Africa needs to take advantage of the economic potential of its ports and shipping sector if it is to realise its growth ambitions. Globally, ports are gateways for 80% of merchandise trade by volume and 70% by value. Investment in ports and their related transport infrastructure to advance trade...
Management of the Tema Fishing Harbour has held its first quarter stakeholders meeting to look at better ways of resolving issues bothering the fishing industry so as to improve it.
The General Manager of Tema Fishing Harbor, KumiAdjei-Sam, outlined the new GPHA Tariffs for the main Ports and the fishing...
Following the recent piracy attack on a Ghanaian fishing vessel, Marine 711, and the subsequent kidnapping of five sailors who were on board, on the Ghanaian waters, the Deputy Minister for Transport, Daniel Titus-Glover, has charged port officials to tighten security at Ghana’s ports, to avert similar incidents in...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Diamond Cement Ghana Limited, a leading cement producer, to begin the construction of a port at Keta in the Volta Region.
According to the Director-General of GPHA, Paul Ansah, the move is in line with government’s...