Tag: Ghana

After a recent piracy attack on the Ghanaian fishing vessel, "Marine 711", and the kidnapping of five sailors who were onboard the vessel, the Deputy Minister for Transport, Daniel Titus-Glover, has called port officials to make security at Ghana’s ports more strict, in order to prevent similar incidents in the future.

In order to improve the regional Maritime Security Architecture, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States has taken delivery of a number of technical equipment from the government of Germany. The equipment includes 63 high tech communication, surveillance, monitoring, conferencing, visualization, logistics items and other accessories.

A meeting was organised by the Environmental Justice Foundation, Hen Mpoano and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. It brought together all levels of decision makers, from traditional authorities, to local and national government, and discussed how the voluntary guidelines could inform law making in Ghana to save the future of fishing communities.

Ahead of a new port opening in Tema, Ghana, APM Terminals announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Ghana, and the non-profit road safety organization Amend, to make sure that the roads and highways that will handle the inland transportation are safe and able to handle increased traffic flow.

In the context of Danish shipping companies' participation in the state visit to Ghana from 23 to 25 of November, Danish Shipping released an announcement, stating that the threat of piracy exceeds the positive growth of Western Africa economies.

As part of the ongoing cooperation between the two countries' maritime administrations, five Ghanaian ship surveyors have visited the Danish Maritime Authority this week and have exchanged knowledge and experience about their responsibilities when acting on behalf of their administrations.

The Director of Tema Port, Edward Osei has met with representatives of the shipping lines who conduct business in the Tema Port, in order to appeal to them to waive off their demurrage charges or extending the period for which one would attract demurrage.

Celebrity Cruises announced partnership with the Regional Maritime University in Ghana marking the first time in cruise industry history, in order female bridge officers to be openly recruited from a West African country, through a new Celebrity-RMU Cadet Program.

The Tema Port expansion project, which is the biggest investment of the almost 70 years history of the International Finance Corporation is expected to increase the capacity of the port of Tema to three times its current size.

The UK P&I Club has been recently advised of a ban to disembark stowaways in both Tema and Tokaradi ports, Ghana.