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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]