The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority deems it necessary to support worthy causes that elevate the standard of living of Ghanaians. To this end, GPHA has been sponsoring some impactful community initiatives of the Rotary Club of Tema Meridian. The Port Authority has recently sponsored the Rotary Club of Tema Meridian for the renovation of […]
Category: Maritime
GPHA constructs Keta Port project office at Kedzi in Keta
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has constructed a project office in Kedzi in the Keta municipality at the location where the proposed Keta Port would be built, that would serve as a reference point for all developments associated with the Keta Port Project. The Satellite office is a specially made modular unit where development […]
Big innovations on the way as ICUMS enters second phase; all gaps to be plugged-Says GRA
An Assistant Commissioner of Customs in charge of the Accra Sector Command and Chairman of the Implementation Team of ICUMS, Emmanuel Ohene, has revealed that the second phase of the implementation of the Integrated Customs Management system will not only plug in some of the few gaps identified but will also introduce significant innovations for the […]
ICUMS: Government exceeds revenue target for August and November
The Chairman of the Implementation Team of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), Emmanuel Ohene has disclosed that government exceeded its revenue target in August and November, 2020 from Ghana’s ports. This, he attributed to the introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at the ports. “Tema collection in this month of November has exceeded […]
Coronavirus: Ghana’s trade surplus widens
Right from the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, government has sought to use the inevitable accompanying disruptions in international supply chains to engage in import substitution in order to improve the country’s merchandize trade performance. The latest data released by the Bank of Ghana at the weekend confirms that this strategy is working. Total merchandise trade imports […]
Ghana’s Port now a preferred choice of shipping lines – Michael Luguje
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has revealed that developments in Ghana’s ports have positioned the country at a competitive advantage within the sub-regional shipping subsector. The Director-General of GPHA who was speaking on the Eye on Port program, indicated that due to the operational efficiency of the Tema Port, […]
Tema Port ranked the largest port in West, Central Africa
The President of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Director-General of Ghana’s Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has revealed that with the completion of phase 1 of the MPS Terminal 3, the Tema Port is currently the biggest in terms of capacity of all ports in the West and […]
Central Region gets solid waste treatment plant
It was all joy for the people of Central Region as the sod was cut for the construction of the Central regional solid waste treatment plant. Addressing the gathering at the sod-cutting ceremony on Friday (November 20, 2020,) at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, the Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, […]
Developments in Port Sector key to intra-continental trade-Kenyan High Commissioner
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Eliphas Mugendi Barine has touted developments in the port sector of Kenya which are yielding significant results in the Eastern Central sub region of Africa and gradually positioning the country as a hub for intra continental trade. Speaking on Eye on Port on the subject “Promoting Trade beyond […]
Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana mourns former President Rawlings
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has expressed its heartfelt condolences to the family of late former President Jerry John Rawlings. Mr. Rawlings, 73, passed on yesterday, Thursday November 12, at the Korlebu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary of the Association, Samson Asaki Awingobit expressed shock […]
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong named Entrepreneur of the decade at Ghana Business Awards 2020
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies has been awarded ‘Entrepreneur of the Decade’, at the third edition of the Ghana Business Awards at the Kempinski Hotel-Accra. The award was in recognition of his contribution to Business and Development in Ghana and Africa through his companies and various […]
Josephine Antwi-Agyei adjudged Maritime Reporter of the year at 25th GJA Awards
A broadcast journalist with TV3 network, Josephine Antwi-Agyei has been adjudged the Maritime Reporter of the year at the 25th Ghana Journalist Awards. Josephine who has been reporting on the maritime sector for a decade did a documentary on the state of the Tema Shipyard with the aim of drawing government’s attention to resolving the […]