The World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB), has honored Kanshipp Ghana Limited, one of the key companies in the freight forwarding industry, for its commitment to uphold business excellence. The WORLDCOB is a leading international organization that encourages worldwide business development and therefore recognizes the efforts of companies for their excellence in business practice in accordance […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has touted the ports in Ghana as the most secured in the West African Sub Region. Director of Port for the Takoradi port, Captain Ebenezer Afadzi speaking at the 20th intermodal Africa conference in Accra Wednesday November 28, 2018, at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel said the Ghana Ports and […]
The President of the Association of Custom House Agents Ghana (ACHAG), Yaw Kyei, has entreated members of the freight forwarding fraternity to maintain integrity in carrying out their duties. He made this admonition while assessing the paperless system during a one-year review forum in Accra. The President of ACHAG said, he is pleased with the […]
Presenting the 2019 budget in parliament, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori- Atta has disclosed that the Government of Ghana is committed to establishing Ghana’s ports to being the main trade hub in the West African Sub-region. “As part of the overall strategy to position Ghana as a transport and logistic hub, Government continues to develop […]
This week, the Customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority held a public auction exercise where a number of overstayed cars and general goods were auctioned to members of the general public. In all, about 50 cars were auctioned by auctioneers who pegged the vehicles at a rate that will not affect Customs revenue. The […]
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo has recommended the immediate arrest, interdiction and prosecution of the Director of Finance for the Ghana Maritime Authority Kwame Ohemeng Tinyase for arson. The Attorney General also advised that the Director General of the Authority should refuse an application by the embattled finance director for voluntary […]
Investigations by BestNewsGH.com revealed that the former Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Rev. Dr. Issaka Peter Azumah was paid One Thousand, One Hundred (1,100) dollars as rent allowance and not Five Thousand (5,000) dollars as being bandied around in the media. The investigations also revealed that the former Director General also fully paid […]
Private legal practitioner and politician, Alexander Afenyo Markin has said the president has no direct powers to fire the embattled Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu. According to him, the Public Financial Management Act spells out how a Chief Executive Officer or a Director of a state institution can be removed and […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping, Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah has urged Ghana to adopt long term structures that would harness the full potential of Ghana’s maritime industry. He opined that, with the shipping industry being undoubtedly the driving force of many economies, it is imperative for the government and institutions […]
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) says a memo making the rounds in the media about a supposed budget of 10 thousand, six hundred Ghana Cedis on feeding expenses for 8 persons has been doctored. In a statement issued by the Authority, the GMA clarified that the amount covered three meetings on three different occasions and […]
The Acting Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of Takoradi Port, Peter Amo Bediako has announced that the port has increased its capacity of to handle bulk cargo for the transit countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. “From 2002 to December 2017, we have handled so far, 1.3 million metric tons of transit cargo for […]
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, (GRA) Isaac Crentsil has disclosed that no importer will bear the cost of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) policy which was implemented on the 15th October, 2018. Contrary to media reports, he said the GRA will instead shoulder all the CTN charges. “Ghana Revenue […]
