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, […]
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 […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has described as unfortunate, comments by sections of public which seek denigrate the Authority for appointing a Director for the Keta Port because it is not operational yet. A statement issued by the Authority and signed by the General Manager in charge of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Esther […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Tema Port Security Manager, Colonel Joseph Punamane has met with boat operators within the fishing community to educate them on the rules and regulations governing the sea ports. According to the Port Security Manager, the sensitisation has become necessary due to the fact that many fisher folk flout the ports’ regulations out of ignorance. […]
The Family of Mrs. Josephine Tandoh Asante, the slain Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is appealing directly to the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh to help bring justice to the family. BestNewsGH.com reports the head of the Aflamunam Aboradzi family of Cape Coast, Mr Kofi Atta, as shedding tears […]
An on-going dispute between chiefs and elders of Ajena and the chief of Akwamu over the ownership of land earmarked for the construction of the Mpakadan Inland Port along the Volta Lake has resulted in a court injunction on the construction. The court injunction follows negotiations by the Ministry of Railways, Ghana Ports and Harbours […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority says it has observed inconsistencies in some recent statements, publications and commentaries in the public space which seeks to suggest that the Port Authority agreed for its private terminal operating partner Meridian Port Services (MPS) to increase, its tariff as a compromise to allow the latter cede 20% retention […]
