Often, when buying new tyres for a vehicle some of us end up quickly buying the cheapest one available due to ‘pocket state’. Some companies or dealers also put the tyres on special value, and we might be the first ones to snatch it - thinking we are getting the...
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have renewed commitments to facilitate trade by air through regular inter-agency engagements for the benefit of exporters and importers. The two state agencies made the pledge when the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Benonita Bismarck...
Although subdued as a result of Covid-19, demand for battery metals, including cobalt, lithium and copper, will remain strong as a result of growth in the global electric vehicles (EVs) market, business intelligence company CRU UK cobalt, lithium and battery markets senior analyst George Heppel. Speaking during a virtual DRC Mining...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets in May, showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market. But capacity remains unable to meet demand as a result of the loss of belly cargo operations on passenger aircraft that have been parked. ...
The Inter-City State Transport Company (STC) has secured a new state of the art vehicle-testing centre at the STC yard in Accra. The facility, constructed by Hammer Automobile and Transport Company Limited, was officially opened to public use over the weekend and is intended to serve the Kwame Nkrumah Circle-Kaneshie,...
Kwesi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has embarked on a six-day inspection tour on two ongoing road projects within the Northern and Savannah Regions. The two road projects comprise upgrading the Salaga-Bimbilla stretch road of about 71 kilometres, and the Salaga-Ekumdipe-Kpandai (61.2km) Lot 3 road. The total cost of...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that better roads should be the catalyst for national development and not an instrument of death and pain, cautioning motorists to be extra careful and disciplined on the highways and resist the temptation of over-speeding. He said it is time accidents in the...
UNCTAD and IMO call on governments to work together to facilitate crew changeover and remove unnecessary regulatory obstacles to maritime transport during and after the COVID-19 crisis. The world’s reliance on maritime transport makes it more important than ever to keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing, and...
Mazda Motor Corporation yesterday hosted the world premiere of our all-new Mazda BT-50 pick-up. Fully re-designed for the first time in nine years, the all-new Mazda BT-50 is supplied by Isuzu Motor Limited on an OEM basis, and the vehicle will go on sale under the Mazda brand name...
Customs officials at the Elubo land border – one of Ghana’s six land borders - have denied claims of challenges faced in the use of Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) in processing and releasing cargo vehicles into the country. This follows media reports and a video in circulation in which...