Plans are afoot for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to return to the country’s ports for purposes of providing guidance and direction on the handling of hazardous and environmentally unfriendly goods. Executive Director of the EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu says an agreement has already been reached for office space to be allocated to the […]
Category: Maritime
Director of Tema Port receives Woman of Excellence Award
The Director of the Port of Tema, Sandra Opoku has been conferred with a woman of excellence award for her outstanding contribution to the maritime transport industry in Ghana. This was at the 6th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards held in Accra to acknowledge and celebrate distinguished women causing positive change and development in society […]
GPHA, EPA deepens collaboration; moves to ensure safe port environment
The Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have stepped up collaborative efforts aimed at instituting measures that will help make the port environment safer for effective and efficient operations. To this end, Executive Director of the EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu has paid a familiarization visit to the Management […]
COVID-19: Customs officers at Tema Port vaccinated
The Tema Collection of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, led by the Sector Commander, Aweya Julius Kantum has joined the rest of the Port Community to take jabs of the coronavirus vaccine. About 500 customs officers were expected to get vaccinated as well as some clearing agents who frequent their offices. The […]
COVID-19: GPHA begins vaccination of frontline staff
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has begun the vaccination of its frontline workers in the port community against COVID-19, in accordance with the national protocols. GPHA’s Health Centres have been declared as national vaccination centres and has since the 2nd of March began vaccination of its frontline workers, beginning with medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, […]
We did not engage stakeholders before rolling out new charges-Shipping Lines confess
An Executive Member of Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana, (SOAAG) Adam Imoro Ayarna, has admitted that the Shipping Lines operating in the country did not engage the importing public in negotiations before deciding to increase its new charges that have been described by the trading public as excessive and arbitrary. Speaking on Eye […]
Importers and Exporters condemn Shipping Lines for arbitrary and excessive Increase in charges
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has chastised shipping line companies for their excessive increase in charges at Ghana’s Ports According to the Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Mr. Sampson Asaki GPHA increased its fees for the shipping lines by only USD 35. However, the shipping lines on […]
We will not pay outrageous shipping line charges-Freight Forwarders threaten
President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Mr. Eddie Akrong has vowed on behalf of freight forwarders and importers not to pay the excessive charges that have been slapped by shipping lines. According to the President of GIFF, Mr. Eddie Akrong, who was speaking on Eye on Port, many of the fees charged importers by […]
Takoradi Harbour to get new Shipyard
An Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement between PMD AssetCo Limited and the China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) is to give birth to the construction of a new shipyard that is set to begin in March this year at the Takoradi Port. PMD are the project developers while CHEC will be in charge of […]
FDA tightens measures to prevent importation of unregistered products through Ghana’s ports
The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana says from the 1st of February 2021, it will begin the strict enforcement of registration activities on imports before clearance at the country’s ports. According to the Head of the Imports and Exports Control Division of the FDA, Emmanuel Yaw Kwarteng, who was speaking on Eye on Port, […]
Reopening of Nigeria’s borders: Nigeria Private sector upbeat about Intra-Africa Trade
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Traders, Dr. Ken Ukaoha has confirmed that the private sector of Nigeria’s economy is excited about the reopening of the country’s land borders, after more than a year of its closure to trade with its neighbours. Speaking on Eye on Port, the President of the National Association of […]
2019/2020 GPHA National Service personnel donates to less privileged children in Nungua
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) every year admits about 500 national service personnel. GPHA ensures to inculcate the value of meaningful contributions to the community it operates to its staff and every year group of national service personnel. As the demonstration of this responsibility towards the society, the 2019/2020 National Service Batch of […]