Ghana Ports And Harbours

With no compromise whatsoever on quality and on time service delivery, and a team of professioals, GPHA is by far the only prefered hub port in the sub-region.

Sailing Strongly Into The Future

THE PORTS OF GHANA have recently been described as the ‘Preferred hub ports in the sub-region’. This accolade did not come out of the blue: it was through hard work and good management initiatives.
The critical role of GPHA will be the responsibility in the development and growth of foreign trade and the promotion of Ghana as the sub-region’s preferred transport and trade corridor.A significant development has been the emergence and steady growth of transit traffic. This has grown from 28,871 tonnes in 1998 to 1,012,245 tonnes in 2003.

GPHA recognises the value of efficient port operations. But port efficiency transcends GPHA and its licensed terminal operators and is impacted by the activities of the different agencies and individuals involved in the handling of international consignments. All agencies, but especially the CEPS (Customs, Excise & Preventative Service), have complementary roles to play.

GPHA has therefore initiated various programmes to enhance the capacity and efficient operation of the ports. Among these are:
> The Master Plan Study, which GPHA has completed with the assistance of the Japan International Corporation (JICA)
> A Land Utilisation Study aimed at optimising the use of port lands.
These studies provide directions for the infrastructural development of the two ports, including the creation of the most advanced container ports in West Africa. GPHA is also creating Inland Container Depots
(ICDs) and has signed a BOT contract with a private operator to develop an offdock ICD.
Commissioning of this facility was expected in early 2005.

As we enter into landlord port status, we wish all stakeholders in the ports a happy working environment, peace and prosperity.
Long live GPHA, long live all our customers.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to become the PREFERRED PORT in the West African Sub-region.

Our Mission

To Provide efficient port facilities and ensure quality services to customers.
Present a pricing policy that seeks the mutual benefit of the Authority, operators and customers, as GPHA keeps them to keep GPHA in business.
To recognize her workforce as the greatest asset and key to success in her pursuit to be the GATEWAY to the West African Sub-region
To employ appropriate technologies and contribute towards a clean, healthy and safe marine environment.


	Case Solutions With very modern state of the art equipments, GPHA with its two major ports in Tema and Takoradi, sure is your sea point to imports and exports to and from sub-saharan Africa. Terminal updates available by the docking.
	Ghana Shippers' Council Ministry of Harbours And Railways

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Brief History
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) owns Ghana's two main ports, Takoradi and Tema built in 1928 and 1962 respectively. GPHA is a Statutory Corporation operating under Provisional National Council Law (PNDCL 160) of 1986. GPHA is a merger of the erstwhile Ghana Ports Authority, Ghana Cargo Handling Company Limited and Takoradi Lighterage Company Limited. It is charged with the responsiblity of planning, building, managing, maintaining and operating the seaports of Ghana.

Main Functions>>

The Authority has the following statutory functions:Plan, building, manage, maintain, operate and control ports in Ghana and in particular shall:

Provide in a port such port facilities as appear to be necessary for the efficient and proper operation of the port;
Maintain the port facilities, extend and enlarge any such facilities as it shall deem fit;
Regulate the use of any port and of the port facilities;
Maintain and deepen as necessary the approaches to, and the navigable waters within and outside the limits of any port, and also maintain lighthouses and beacons and other navigational service and aids as appear to it to be necessary;
Provide facilities for the transport, storage, warehousing, loading, unloading and sorting of goods passing through any port, and operate road haulage services for hire or reward;
Carry on all the business of stevedoring,, master porterage and lighterage services; and
Generally discharge any other functions which are necessary or incidental to the foregoing:

Carry on such activities as it deems necessary for the discharge of its functions and it may in addition:

Carry on the business of pilotage;
Supervise stevedoring, lighterage and container services, where these are provided by persons other than the Authority;
Operate tugs, dredgers and other craft for towerage, slavage, fire prevention and protection of life;
Control the erection and use of wharves, stairs or stages in any port or its approaches;
Enter into any agreement with any person:
- For supply, construction, manufacture, maintenance or repair by that person of any property which the Authority may require for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Law; and
- For the operation or provision of any port facility which the Authority by this Law is empowered to operate or provide.
Appoint, license and regulate stevedores, master porters to operate in the container terminals;
Establish pilotage districts, direct that pilotage shall be compulsory in any such district, determine the pilot (including Authority pilots) to operate in such districts, license pilots for work in such districts and establish pilotage boards and specify their duties including the duty of inquiring into the conduct of pilots;
Within such limits as may be fixed by the Secretary prescribe rates, charges and dues for service provided by the Authority or specify the persons laible to pay such rates, charges and dues prescribed under section 75 of this law.

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