The management of Meridian Port Services (MPS), the concessionaire for the Tema Port, has agreed to cede 20 per cent retention of container cargo volumes to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). This is to enable the port authority to have a minimum level of business to forestall the job losses that would have […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says a JoyNews report alleging revenue losses at Tema and Takoradi Ports to the tune of over $100 million, is false. The Authority has also rejected the claim that 895.519 tonnes of clinker said to have been imported in 2018 fell short of expectation, which formed the basis for […]
The Family of the late General Manager in charge of the Tema Fishing Harbour of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Mr. Kumi Adjei-Sam has scheduled tomorrow, Saturday November 2, 2019 for a one week observation in his honour. Information gathered from the family by BestNewsGH.com indicates that the event will be held at the […]
The Maritime industry in Ghana has been dealt severe blow with the passing of another manager from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). The General Managers in charge of Tema Fishing Harbour, Kumi Adjei-Sam, popularly known as Castro has been confirmed dead at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formally Ridge Hospital. His passing today, […]
The inability of the prime suspect in the murder of Mrs Josephine Tandoh Asante to post bail bond nearly caused him his life in the Nima Police Station cells over the weekend. During one of the appearances, Her Ladyship Mrs Akosua Anokyewaa Agyapong, Presiding Magistrate at the Tema District Court, cautioned the police to ensure […]
Stakeholders in the port and maritime industry have registered their displeasure towards some of the inefficiencies associated in the cumbersome clearance process at Ghana’s ports in a forum organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative in Accra. An Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nkrumah-Ababio, lamenting revenue leakages created by diverted transit cargoes, stated that the tracking devices used […]
A family member of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) driver, Kwabena Boateng, who defrauded a pastor and absconded has revealed to the Chronicle that there was a prophecy that he would disappear because of a matter he would be linked to and which will be too big for him to handle. The same […]
The International Maritime Hospital in partnership with Specialist Health Ghana, has commissioned a new ultra-modern dental unit to add to the vast array of specialist care services the hospital provides. The hospital now boasts of the most advanced dental outfit in the country, with highly sophisticated and up-to-date equipment. The widely digital dental unit, is […]
The Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbors’ Authority, Michael Luguje, has taken up the mantle as President of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa. He took over from Jorge Mauricio, Director General of the Cape Verde Port who served as president of PMAWCA from 2017 to 2019. This appointment was […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbors’ Authority has been adjudged the Best Port in Human Capacity Building Policy in the whole of West and Central Africa at the 5th Edition of the African Ports Awards. The award ceremony which was held in Lomé, Togo also recognized GPHA for frequently forwarding its Data to the organizers. At […]
The plenary sessions of the 40th Council Meeting of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa centered on discussions such as The Role of the state in the maritime and port economy- experiences of PMAWCA’s ports in relation to worldwide practices and the involvement of public and communal regulatory authorities in the management […]
The 40th Council Meeting and 15th Director General Round Table Conference of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) has been held in Togo. The 40th Council Meeting is one of the annual council meetings PMAWCA has been having over the years where the board of directors comprising Director Generals of the […]
