Standard Bank’s Head of Africa Research projects Ghana’s economy will expand by 5.9% to 6.1% in 2026, buoyed by structural support from gold mining expansion, critical infrastructure projects, and improved foreign exchange buffers. The economy’s stronger-than-expected 2025 performance, achieving 6% growth against initial forecasts of 5.6-5.8%, has strengthened confidence in the medium-term outlook. Speaking at […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) will on Thursday, 18th June 2026, convene a sensitisation forum in the Keta Municipality to engage stakeholders on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Port of Keta project. This forum follows the recent approval granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the EIA of the project, […]
Ghana and Colombia have entered into a landmark agreement to establish a direct maritime shipping route between the Port of Tema and the Port of Cartagena, a move expected to enhance trade between Africa and Latin America. The agreement was announced by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, following successful negotiations in Bogotá […]
Nine officers drawn from state agencies have been arrested and placed under police inquiry following the interception of a large consignment of undeclared Tramadol at the Tema Port. Those arrested include five Customs officers, one officer from the Narcotics Control Commission, one Port Security officer, one officer from the Energy Commission and one officer from […]
President John Mahama has ordered the Ministry of Transport to facilitate the extension of the railway line from Tema Port to the Dawa Industrial Enclave in the Greater Accra Region. He says while awaiting the completion of the Mpakadan Inland Port on the Volta Lake, the Tema Port – Dawa Industrial Enclave Railway line project […]
President John Mahama has dismissed claims that excavators are secretly released at night from the Tema Port. He clarified that the movement of the earthmoving machines forms part of a decongestion measure. Speaking during his media engagement on Wednesday, September 10, President Mahama explained that the government is strictly enforcing existing laws that require dealers […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says starting August 1, 2025, it will no longer issue aluminium ‘Drive from Port’ (DP) number plates at the country’s ports. The move marks a full transition to a digital system with the exclusive issuance of DP sticker numbers at all entry ports, including Tema and Takoradi. This […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Tema and Takoradi ports will soon be declared 24-hour operational ports, as part of his administration’s bold 24-hour economy initiative aimed at boosting productivity, efficiency, and national growth. The move is expected to significantly enhance Ghana’s trade and logistics capacity by enabling continuous port operations, minimising delays, […]
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 […]
Right from the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, government has sought to use the inevitable accompanying disruptions in international supply chains to engage in import substitution in order to improve the country’s merchandize trade performance. The latest data released by the Bank of Ghana at the weekend confirms that this strategy is working. Total merchandise trade imports […]
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, […]
The President of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Director-General of Ghana’s Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has revealed that with the completion of phase 1 of the MPS Terminal 3, the Tema Port is currently the biggest in terms of capacity of all ports in the West and […]
