The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Maritime Authority, and the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, have reassured of their commitment to support government’s objective of using the ports of Ghana as a catalyst to attaining development and economic growth. At the recent state of the nation address, the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo […]
Monday March 4, 2019 will go down in the history of Ghana as one of the important days in the port and maritime industry. It follows the appointment of Mrs. Sandra Opoku as Director of Port for the Tema Habour under the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA). This is the first time in the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has terminated a two year contract extension given to the Director of the Tema Port Edward Osei. Mr. Osei was awarded a two year contract extension when he attained the mandatory retirement age of 60. But a letter under the hand of the Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei Opare […]
The General Manager in charge of legal at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Sandra Opoku has been elevated to the position of acting Director of the Tema Port. The Director of Port, Edward Osei retired on Sunday, March 3 2019, after his request for a 2 year contract was rejected by the president through […]
The Tema Port Fire and Safety department has held a three-day sensitisation program at the Tema Fishing Harbour to educate food vendors and Fish mongers on good housekeeping and fire prevention processes. The fishing harbour forms part of the Tema Port enclave and that any fire outbreak could have dire consequence on the Port, hence, […]
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has announced his outfit is engaging more private organizations to develop the maritime industry to accelerate economic development and job creation. Speaking at the Meet the Press series in Accra, the Transport Minister declared that out of the three container berths under construction as part of the Tema […]
The Trades Union Congress is appealing to President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene, as a matter of urgency, to ensure that the contract between Ghana government and Meridian Port Services (MPS) is reviewed. The TUC estimates that the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) alone may sack about 1,400 workers in 2019 as a result of […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has gone to the aid of the Pong-Tamale Senior High school (PONTASS) by alleviating the acute water shortage problem that has bedevilled the school for a long time. GPHA and its local partner, Community Legacy Initiative Project (CLIP), determined to solve the problem, donated water storage facilities and waste […]
The Tema Senior Staff Union of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has donated essentials including a microwave oven, educational materials, clothing, toiletries and food items to Becky’s Foundation, an orphanage in Senya Beraku area in the Central Region. The Union collaborated with Global Streets Foundation, who aided in identifying the right place to carry […]
The Tema Court handling the murder case of the slain Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Tema Port, Josephine Asante has adjourned hearing to the 14th of February 2019. This follows the inability of the police investigators and the prosecution to conduct forensics on the house boy of the late manager Christian Agyei to […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has opened a book of condolence in memory of its murdered Marketing and Public Affairs Manager at the Tema Port, Josephine Asante. The book was opened on the Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Authority’s Head Office and will run through until the 31st of January 2019. A […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has indicated that it will not leave any stone unturned in efforts to assist security agencies, particularly the police to arrest the killer or killers of the late Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Port of Tema, Josephine Asante. The Authority said the late Josephine Asante was an […]
