Yilport buys into Takoradi
NewsTurkey-based Yilport Holding has bought Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC’s) 35% equity stake in Atlantic Terminal Services Limited (ATS...
Nigeria strives to catch up
NewsThe country is turning to the private sector as it makes a bid to catch up with rival ports vying for West African cargo volumes...
Ibistek for Takoradi
NewsA 25-year concession to operate the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Takoradi has been awarded to Ibistek, which is entirely owned by Gh...
Ghana’s ports go electronic
NewsSince 1 September, Ghana’s main ports, including those at Tema and Takoradi, have become paperless....
Takoradi concession secured by IBISTEK
NewsAccra-based IBISTEK, which is an engineering solutions company, has secured a 25-year concession from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority...
The battle for supremacy
NewsIn the West African port sector, Ghana is on the rise, while terminal development in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has stalled....
Investors sought for Takoradi
NewsThe Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is inviting Expression of Interest for the concession of an integrated container and multipurp...
Takoradi on the blocks
NewsFour companies have reportedly qualified for Ghana's Takoradi Dry Bulk Terminal concession...
MPS in US$1.5B Ghana project
NewsMeridian Port Services will invest in a new port at Tema, Ghana, with a capacity of 3.5M TEU....
Ghana’s ports on a high
NewsThe Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi are expected to handle more than 1M TEU this year, almost 12% more containers than 2013....
US$1B expansion planned for Tema
NewsThe Ghanaian Government has confirmed that it is to pump up to US$1B into expanding the port of Tema and further substantial funds into impr...
CHEC to expand Takoradi
NewsThe Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) to work on the first phase of...
Konecranes Lifttrucks passes 4,000 mark
NewsKonecranes Lifttrucks, part of Konecanes Oy, recently completed its 4,000th lift truck, a reach stacker for laden container handling ordered...
Takoradi upgrade
NewsThe government of Ghana and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) have signed contracts to redevelop the port of Takoradi....
Ghana graft probe
NewsThe Ghanaian Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has opened an investigation into allegations that Ben Owusu Mensah, direc...