Ghana’s ports recorded between 15 and 17 percent drop in cargo between January and September 2022, Mr. Michael Luguje, the Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has said. Mr. Luguje said, “GPHA is hoping and believing for a better traffic flow to Ghana’s ports in 2023.” He disclosed this during interaction […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) recorded a growth of 34 per cent above its budget in the first half of the year. That was in spite of its inability to come to the finality of the 20 per cent container business between it and the Meridian Port Services (MPS). According to the Director-General […]
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mr Michael Luguje has been retained following the reconstitution of the authority’s board of directors. The new board is chaired by Mr Isaac Osei, a former Chief Executive of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) as well as former New Patriotic Party […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has been handed the Kpone Unity Terminal by the project engineers following its completion. GPHA will now take over full control of activities at the facility. The symbolic signing of documents by top management of GPHA and its Canadian partners and a walk through of the facility characterized the […]
Plans are afoot for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to return to the country’s ports for purposes of providing guidance and direction on the handling of hazardous and environmentally unfriendly goods. Executive Director of the EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu says an agreement has already been reached for office space to be allocated to the […]
The Director of the Port of Tema, Sandra Opoku has been conferred with a woman of excellence award for her outstanding contribution to the maritime transport industry in Ghana. This was at the 6th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards held in Accra to acknowledge and celebrate distinguished women causing positive change and development in society […]
The Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have stepped up collaborative efforts aimed at instituting measures that will help make the port environment safer for effective and efficient operations. To this end, Executive Director of the EPA, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu has paid a familiarization visit to the Management […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
