Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Norwegian Partners have described the preparedness of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority’s (GPHA) oil spillage responsiveness as impressive. This came up when the GPHA participated in the National Oil Spill Equipment Inventory Exercise, which allows the EPA and its Norwegian technical partners to assess the capabilities and preparedness of on-shore and off-shore facilities and resources in the country to tackle oil spills. After the assessment, the EPA and its partners commended the GPHA for its human and technical resources available to fight oil spills, an indication of its capability to prevent such…

As part of efforts to continue to deliver on the mandate of providing suitable, safe, and hygienic facilities for fishing vessels and fish handling activities, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has refurbished the Fish Market Hall at the Tema Fishing Harbour. The refurbished Fish Market Hall which took 7 months to renovate cost the Port Authority 3 million Ghana Cedis. During the reopening ceremony with the various stakeholders of the facility, the General Manager of the Tema Fishing Harbour, Ing. Kwabena Asamoah said the investment ties into the objectives of the Authority to ensure that fish brought to the…