Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

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Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) logo.gif
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Country Flag of Ghana.svg Republic of Ghana
Details
Director General Michael Achagwe Luguje
Director Of Port (Tema & Takoradi)Edward Kofi Osei Capt. Eben Afadzi
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 13,000,000 metric revenue tons (FY2010)
Annual container volume1,000,000  twenty-foot equivalent units  (TEU) (FY2011)
Passenger traffic900,000 passengers (FY 2011)
Website
www.ghanaports.gov.gh

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is the national port authority of Ghana. Between the 16th and 18th centuries foreign trade in the then Gold Coast was undertaken from about 40 landing points scattered around the Gold Coast. By the 1900s these had converged to six main ports of trade. From 1920 to the 1940s the transport witnessed its first revolution in the road and rail network which culminated in the construction of the Takoradi Port. Further road expansion and shifts in the direction of trade in the post independence era led to the construction of the Ghana's second port Tema Port, and Port of Tema, and the Fishing Harbour at Tema. GPHA main offices are in Sekondi-Takoradi, and Tema. [1] [2]

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Ports and Harbours

The Takoradi Harbour and Tema Harbour and ports serves Sekondi-Takoradi and Tema's role as manufacturing centers, and handles cargo in transshipment to and from bordering countries north of Ghana. The Golden Jubilee Terminal is a recently opened facility of the Tema port. [3] [4]

Fishing Harbour at Tema

The Fishing Harbour at Tema is a separate port facility at Tema. It is a commercial and industrial fishing port composed of four main areas, Inner Harbour, Outer Harbour, Canoe Basin and Commercial Area. The harbour handles the catch from commercial deep-sea fishing and canoe fishing. [5]

Training and Workshop

2024

In September 2024, Ghana's maritime sector worked to improve port security using the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. [6] The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) and the UK Department for Transport organized a workshop for maritime inspectors to improve security practices. [7] [8]

Participants, including officials from the GMA, Regional Maritime University, and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), visited Tema Port to see how security measures were being applied. Jim Hamilton from the UK Department for Transport praised the progress in security since his last visit. [9]

Colonel Benjamin Boamah, the Port Security Manager, emphasized the importance of strict monitoring to keep the port safe. Harbour Master Capt. Bramwell Tawiah talked about ongoing training and working with international partners to improve port security. [9]

GCNet

In November 2024, an arbitration tribunal in London ruled in favor of the Government of Ghana in a case involving Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet). The dispute stemmed from the government’s termination of a contract with GCNet in 2020 for managing customs systems at Ghanaian ports. The tribunal dismissed GCNet’s claims and awarded Ghana $2.19 million to cover legal fees. It also upheld that the termination of the contract was lawful and limited GCNet’s compensation to $5.4 million, as stated in the agreement. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "GPHA, Contact us". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Ghana Shippers' Council, Projects". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ↑ GPHA, Tema port Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "GPHA, Golden Jubilee Terminal". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  5. ↑ "GHPA, Fishing Harbour". Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  6. ↑ Ghanaweb (2024-09-06). "Stakeholders demonstrate collaboration to improve security at Ghana's ports".
  7. ↑ "Maritime Security: Stakeholders Demonstrate Collaboration to Improve Security at Ghana's Ports". NORVANREPORTS.COM | Business News, Insurance, Taxation, Oil & Gas, Maritime News, Ghana, Africa, World. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  8. ↑ "Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority :: GPHA CALLS FOR COLLABORATION FROM STAKEHOLDERS TOWARDS INCREASED EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE PORT SERVICES". www.ghanaports.gov.gh. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  9. 1 2 "Maritime Security: Stakeholders Demonstrate Collaboration to Improve Security at Ghana's Ports". NORVANREPORTS.COM | Business News, Insurance, Taxation, Oil & Gas, Maritime News, Ghana, Africa, World. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  10. ↑ "GCNET's GH₵4bn arbitration claim dismissed; Ghana awarded $2.2m in costs". 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  11. ↑ "GCNet vs GoG: Ghana ordered to pay $5.4 Million for early termination of contract - Adomonline.com". 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-26.


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