Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has donated a whopping US$ 20,000 (GHC120,000.00) to the University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), one of the leading laboratories at the forefront of testing samples for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Chief Corporate Communications […]
Category: Maritime
Zoomlion undertakes free disinfection of Institutions to Combat Convid-19*
Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has began massive disinfection of public and some private institutions to help contain the spread of the novel convid-19 pandemic. Ghana has recorded one of the highest confirmed cases of Convid 19 within the sub region. The government has however extended its lockdown measures within the Greater Accra, Kasoa […]
Port of Tema bids farewell to Col. Joseph Punamane, outgoing Security Manager
The Port of Tema Operations Team has bid farewell to outgoing Port Security Manager Col. Joseph Malik Punamane who has served since November 2017. The Ag. Director of Port Mrs. Sandra Opoku on behalf of management and staff expressed appreciation for his hard work and dedication to duty citing numerous occasions where Col. Punamane has […]
COVID-19: Angel Group donates new Adonko sanitizers to GPHA Clinic
In order to augment the stock of sanitary items of the GPHA Clinic, the Angel Group of Companies, has donated some 1000 bottles of the New Original Adonko Hand Sanitizers, tissues, face masks and hand gloves to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority’s Clinic and Health Services Department. The Adonko Bitters Limited is a beverage […]
COVID-19: Clearance of all types of goods at sea ports still on-going-GPHA
Port users are being encouraged to continue to clear all goods at Ghana’s sea ports since cargo movements are exempted from the current restrictions on movements of persons in Ghana. According to Esther Gyebi Donkor, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs of GPHA the Port is clearing every type of cargo. “We have not limited […]
Former GPHA General Manager Alice Torkenoo reported dead
A former General Manager at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mrs. Alice Torkenoo has passed on at age 61. Mrs. Torkenoo until her retirement last year, was the General Manager of the PSC Tema Shipyard, which is currently under the Management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. BestNewsGH.com sources intimate that her […]
COVID-19: Port users urged to abide by GPHA measures to curtail spread
Users of the ports have been urged to adhere strictly to measures put in place by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic The outgoing Port Security Manager (PSM) of the Tema Port, Col Joseph Malik Punamane made the appeal at a farewell meeting organised by the […]
Captain of Aircraft carrier begs for help after more than 100 crew members are infected with COVID-19
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that has more than 100 cases of coronavirus wrote a stunning plea for help to senior military officials. In a four-page letter, first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt described a disastrous situation unfolding aboard the warship, a temporary home to […]
Stop COVID-19 ‘infested’ ships from entering our ports – Maritime Authority directs
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has directed all sea ports to prevent any ship whose crew is suspected to be infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering the country. This is part of a raft of directives contained in an urgent circular signed by the Deputy Director General (Operations & Technical) of GMA, Mr Daniel […]
UNIPASS is Unique; we fought GcNet and WestBlue, but they delivered-Chamber of Freight Forwarders
The Chamber of Freight Forwarders, Ghana has described the UNIPASS single window project as a unique one that will help enhance and improve trade facilitation in the country. Speaking on ‘Point of View’ on Accra based Citi TV, and monitored by BestNewsGH.com, President of the Chamber, Dennis Amfo Sefa averred that just like they protested […]
Salmonella infested gizzard finally destroyed
The long awaited salmonella infested gizzard which was impounded at the Port of Tema following a tip-off from the Brazilian embassy has finally been destroyed. A joint team comprising the Customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Veterinary services, GPHA Intelligence, Ports Health Services, National Security, Bureau of National Investigations and other stakeholders in the […]
Deputy Minister urges stranded truck drivers at Nigeria’s borders to return to Ghana
A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has stated that there seem to be no end in sight for the ongoing border closure by the Nigerian government. Having led a delegation to Nigeria to negotiate the opening of that country’s borders to truckers that are carting goods from Ghana and neighbouring countries to […]