The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has said it plans to extend the ongoing paperless clearance of goods at the country’s ports to cover exports and transit trade, even as it tightens processes at the imports section.
According to the ports operator, it intends to fully explore the paperless...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has waged a war against clearing agents and unscrupulous individuals who clone and inflate GPHA invoices to defraud importers.
The vigilance of the Port Security has led to the arrest of four alleged fraudulent clearing agents who inflated GPHA invoices in order to extort...
The Tema Shipyard has taken delivery of a state of the art 45tons mobile crane as well as two cherry pickers as part of GPHA's plans to help revive the dilapidated dry dock company to enhance efficient and effective work delivery in the dry dock yard.
Captain Francis Kwesi Micah,...
The Eastern Naval Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Sunday, 14 January, 2018, rescued six crew members on board a vessel called MV Synagogue, which caught fire on the territorial waters of Ghana.
One crew member sustained serious burns and is currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military...
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 Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has initiated various feasibilities as it attempts to explore grey areas of the maritime sector that have huge potential for job creation and economic empowerment.
These interventions, according to the ports’ operator, will see the development of additional infrastructure at the Tema and...
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, has called for strict enforcement of legislations on second-hand goods such as handkerchiefs, underpants, mattresses and sanitary-ware.
A statement from the GSA reminded all importers and the general public that Legislative Instruments (L.I. 1586) of...
Government must work to expedite the release of goods at the various ports of entry through improvement in the pre-arrival processing in compliance with global best practices, Mr. Dietmar Jost, An International Trade and Customs expert has said.
“Even though Ghana has made some progress in introducing the pre-arrival system...
DP World is looking for new investment and expansion opportunities across Africa, as it pushes ahead with its long-term strategy focusing on the continent, the company's Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the UAE Mohammed Al Muallem told delegates at the fourth Global Business Forum on Africa in...
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has taken delivery of the first unit of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC).
The crane arrived on 8th December 2017 and is currently being commissioned by the manufacturer’s engineers. It is expected to be put into operations after the completion of training over the coming two...