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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
