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Ghana Shippers’ Authority receives award |
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The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has been adjudged as Best Agency in Trade Facilitation in Africa for 2010. The award was received at the 2011 African Maritime and Energy (AME) Awards Nite on March 10, 2011 at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
The Award which was conferred on the Authority by the Shipping and Oil Digest was in recognition of the Authority’s contribution to the maritime industry as well as its role in facilitating international trade.
The Shipping and Oil Digest is a specialized monthly news journal published by Balm of Gilead Communications, a subsidiary of West Coast Business Support Services (operating in Ghana and Nigeria). It seeks to provide information for players involved in shipping, ports, oil and gas related industries in Africa.
The Head of Marketing and Public Relations, Nana Agyekum Gyamerah who received the Award on behalf of the Authority said the award would spur the Management and staff of the organisation on to deliver more on their core mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of the Ghanaian shipper.
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Nana Gyamerah opined that the Authority might have been nominated for the Award because of the numerous activities it embarked on in 2010. Some of activities according to him include the establishment of the Takoradi Logistics Platform, activities of the Transit Shipper Committee, reaching out to shippers across the country through the Shipper Committees, prompt resolution of shipment problems, education programmes and the commencement of work on the Authority’s multi-purpose office complex in Accra, among others.
The Special Guest of Honour at the event, Alhaji Asuma Banda who is President of the Ship owners and Agents Association of Ghana and a member of the Council of State, congratulated the Ghana Shippers’ Authority and commended their effort at making shipping easier and convenient for players in the industry.
The Awards ceremony which climaxed the closing of a two day Pan African round table conference on shipping and oil saw other organizations and individuals also take home some awards.
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LEGAL COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) HONOURED
The IMO International Maritime Law Institute, (IMLI), based in Malta has conferred on the Legal Committee the Award for Meritorious Contribution to the Progressive Development and Codification of International Maritime Law at a seminar marking the 100th Session of the Legal Committee in London on April 18, 2013.
The award was in recognition of the remarkable contribution of the Legal Committee to the development of International Maritime Law over the years.
Receiving the award on behalf of the Legal Committee, its Chairman, Dr. Kofi Mbiah, pledge the Committee’s commitment to excellence in the performance of its role to ensure safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.
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As part of the events marking the ceremony, prominent speakers of high acclaim presented papers on varied legal issues. They included the President of the International Tribunal of the Law of The Sea (ITLOS), former chairpersons of the Legal Committee, and representatives from the Comite Maritime Internationale (CMI) and the International Oil pollution Compensation Funds ( IOPC) Funds.
They highlighted the achievements of the Committee with respect to the development and implementation of maritime Liability and Compensation Instruments for the benefit of international shipping.
The event was opened by Dr. Rosalie Balkin, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division of the IMO and the welcome address was delivered by the Secretary General of IMO; Mr. Kodji Sekimuzu
Dr. Kofi Mbiah was re-elected by acclamation as Chairman of the Legal Committee for the year 2014.
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Maritime University Rector appeals to government |
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The Rector of the Regional Maritime University, Mr. Alock Asamoah, has appealed to government to hasten the completion of the Boankra Inland Port to reduce the congestion within the Tema and Takoradi Ports.
He made this comment during the week celebration of the Maritime Studies Students Association (MASSA) of the Regional Maritime University under the theme “Future of Ghana’s Maritime Industry, the role of the Maritime Administrator” in Accra.
Mr. Kofi Mbiah, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Shippers’ Authority said the existence of the country is largely dependent on international trade; 90% of which is seaborne.
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He said in 2009, throughput through the ports of Tema and Takoradi fell to around 12 million tonnes, from an all time high of 14 million tonnes in 2008.
“In 2010, there was a rise in throughput to about 14 million tones, an indication this is likely to rise by the end of 2011 to around 15 million tones”, he explained.
RMU is the only recognized Maritime Institution by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Africa. It has membership across West and Central African countries.
(Credit: Business & Financial Times, March 11, 2011)
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Port Workers Trained on Handling of Hazardous Cargo |
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A five-day workshop on how to handle dangerous cargo in the country’s ports is underway at Tema under the auspices of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Participants will also be trained on the effective ways of protecting lives and property against hazardous cargo.
Thirty participants drawn from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, stevedoring companies, shipping lines and agencies, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), and the Regional Maritime University (RMU) would be taken through the revised codes of the international maritime dangerous goods lists, construction and testing of packaging, emergency response procedures for ships carrying dangerous goods and revised recommendations on the safe transport of dangerous cargo and related activities.
The GPHA is hosting the programme which has consultants from IMO.
The consultants; Mr. Rob van Uffenlen, Mr. Peter Anderson and Dr Michael Manuel are to take the participants through various topics that will prepare them to be able to detect dangerous and bulk cargo arriving at the country’s ports.
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Mr. Nestor Galley, said the revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code by the IMO of July1, 2009 made it mandatory for entities engaged in activities that involve the handling of dangerous cargo to retrain their staff to enable them comply with the revised provisions of the IMDG code.
He said the new code also mandated competent, authorized bodies to ensure that staff involved in the handling of dangerous cargo had been adequately trained to understand their roles and responsibilities in the transport chain.
The IMO Regional Co-ordinator for West and Central Africa, Mr Michael Luguje, who coordinated the workshop, said that in the last 20 years, the IMO had regularly updated its code to ensure the safety of lives and property in the maritime sector.
The Human Resource and Development Manager of the GPHA, Mr Abraham Mensah, said the workshop was to sensitise participants to the need for port users to clear dangerous cargo in the shortest possible time to ensure safety at the port.
(Credit: Daily Graphic, March 5, 2011) |
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Maersk Line Celebrates 20 years in Ghana |
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Maersk Line, a leader in the global shipping business that specializes in transporting cargo containers worldwide, celebrated 20 years of entering the Ghanaian market with a dinner celebration at the Accra International Conference Centre last week end.
Maersk line entered the Ghana market in 1991 and has since gained market leadership, handling nearly a third of the sea cargo business.
The company’s General Manager in charge of Sales, Nii Klottey Odonkor, in an interview noted that the country’s economy is highly import-driven and dependent so much on raw material inputs for industries which are sourced from all over the world, and Maersk Line has the responsibility of carrying the bulk of such cargo.
The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Collins Dauda who was the special guest of honour, noted that since the container revolution in the 1970’s it has taken companies such as Maersk to foster the international cargo trade through the web of liner services they provide across the globe.
The Minister said his Ministry has plans to develop and rehabilitate the ports of Tema and Takoradi, and feasibility studies are also being carried out for the construction of a deep-sea port.
The Maersk fleet comprises more than 600 vessels and a number of containers corresponding to more than 1,900,000 TEU (a 20-foot long container).
(Credit: Business & Financial Times, March 2, 2011) |
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