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 […]
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5th African Ports Awards: GPHA wins two top Awards
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 […]
PMAWCA 40th Council Meeting: participants discuss state’s role in Maritime and Port economy
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 […]
40th PMAWCA Conference: African Ports urged to reduce pollution and tighten security
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 […]
GPHA workers heed president’s call-resolves to go for negotiations with MPS over port operations
His Excellency the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has offered the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and Meridian Ports Services (MPS) another window of opportunity to negotiate operational conditions at the Port of Tema. The Acting Director of Port, Tema, Mrs. Sandra Opoku disclosed this to the BestNewsGH.com in a telephone conversation. According […]
Police launch manhunt for GPHA driver who defrauded a pastor of 15 thousand Ghana Cedis
The Tema Regional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service are on man hunt for a staff of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) who absconded after he defrauded a pastor under the pretext of providing him an accommodation. The fugitive, Kwabena Boateng, aka Kobby, 34, a driver was alleged to have […]
EPA-GPHA organise clean up exercise to celebrate world ocean day
The Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, has embarked on a thorough clean up exercise of the beach front within the Fishing Harbour enclave in Tema, to mark the World Ocean Day. World Ocean Day is a global celebration where hundreds of events around the world are organized to […]
Port ladies get new uniforms-says it will inspire confidence and propel efficient service delivery
There is currently a growing level of interest to increase and improve the participation of women in the Ports, Shipping and Maritime Transport Industry globally and nationally. At a recently held 6th Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Africa Region Conference in Ghana, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim […]
MPS deal may be reviewed-read full review demanded by workers’ unions
Government may be considering measures to review portions of the Meridian Port Services Agreement with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) after several agitations and concerns raised by the Trades Union Congress and the Maritime and Dock Workers Union, The Finder has gathered. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday met with the leadership of […]
Esther Gyebi-Donkor grabs Award at 5th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards
The General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mrs. Esther Gyebi Donkor has been bestowed the Excellence in Marine and Aviation award at the 5th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards held in Accra. Esther Gyebi Donkor was awarded due to her high expression of commitment to serve the Ghana […]
GPHA staff to hoist red flags today in protest of Govt’s inability to ratify MPS concessionary agreement
Intelligence gathered by BestNewsGH.com suggests that unionized workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) will from today Tuesday, April 23, 2019 hoist red flags to protest government’s inability to ratify the Meridian Port Services (MPS) concessionary agreement. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government upon assumption of office set up a ministerial committee headed […]
Clearing agent, café operator nabbed for falsifying GPHA invoice
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly falsifying GPHA revenue documents in Tema. The two, Paul Amesu Regatta, a clearing agent and David Kamassah a café operator were nabbed when they allegedly fraudulently inflated GPHA port charges of GH¢ 1,749.11 to read Gh ¢ 4,491.59. Instead of presenting the actual amount of the port handling […]