- Source: Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
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.
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.
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.
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. The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) and the UK Department for Transport organized a workshop for maritime inspectors to improve security practices.
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.
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.
See also
Takoradi Harbour
Tema Harbour
Transport in Ghana
Harbor
Port authority
Port operator
References
External links
Ghana Maritime official page
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority official page
Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa, Ghana
OT Africa Online, Port of Tema
Ghana Shippers' Council, Projects
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
- Transport in Ghana
- Tema Harbour
- Takoradi Harbour
- Economy of Ghana
- Michael Achagwe Luguje
- Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbour
- Tema Fishing Harbour
- Tema
- Ghana Revenue Authority
