From Paddle and Sail to Smart Ships What the maritime industry means to the world and why Ghana must turn policy into practiceBy Dr. Evans Ago Tetteh Alternate Permanent Representative of Ghana to the International Maritime OrganizationOn World Maritime Day, the voyage from ancient paddles to low-carbon shipping offers a simple lesson: maritime progress depends…
GMA Board Commits to Enhanced Collaboration The Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana, Dr John Mikel Kvistad, and Deputy Head of Mission, Ingrid Skjølaas, paid a courtesy call on the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Dr Kamal-Deen Ali (Naval Captain Rtd), on Tuesday, Oct 26, 2025, to strengthen strategic partnership on ocean governance. Discussions…
List of Medical Doctors Approved to Certify Medical Fitness of SeafarersAll seafarers are advised to undertake the seafarer medical examination with the listed doctors to qualify for the issuance of a seafarer’s Medical Certificate by the Authority. This notice supersedes previous notices on the list of Medical Doctors approved by the GMA to conduct Seafarer’s…
WORLD MARITIME DAY 2023 – PROTECTING GHANA’S MARINE ENVIRONMENTBy Thomas K. Alonsi, Director-General, GMA. ON THURSDAY THE 28TH September 2023, we will celebrate yet another World Maritime Day, a day set aside by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to recognize arguably the most important industry on which humanity and human existence as we know it…
President Commissions GMA’s MV Esther Afua OclooThe Ghana Maritime Authority has ratcheted up its efforts at protecting the marine environment, especially from oil spills, with the acquisition of a new multipurpose vessel. Christened Esther Afua Ocloo, the Ghanaian industrialist, who pioneered canned foods under the brand name, Nkulenu, the vessel is fitted with State-of-the-art oil…
GHANA MARITIME AUTHORITY MEETS (IMEC) DELEGATIONThe highly anticipated meeting between the Ghana Maritime Authority and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC), took place on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the Conference Hall of the Authority. The IMEC delegation, led by Head of Training, Mr. Rob Gale, was accompanied by Captain Joshua Addo, Managing Director of…
GMA, MACN and CBi Organise Stakeholders’ Workshop on Anti-Corruption at the PortsA Stakeholders Forum aimed at promoting the compliance of a harmonized Standard Operating Procedure for Ghana’s Maritime Industry through collective action took place at the Alisa Hotel last Friday, July 28, 2023. The Programme was organised through the collaborative efforts of the Ghana Maritime…
MARITIME CIRCULAR GUIDANCE NOTICE NO: 013 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS WITHIN GHANA’S MARITIME JURISDICTION It has come to the attention of the Ghana Maritime Authority that incidents of piracy and armed robbery within the territorial waters of Ghana are mis-reported and published in the private and public…
Ghana Celebrates 2023 Day of the SeafarerGhana has commemorated the 2023 Day of the Seafarer in grand style at the Regional Maritime University. The Day of the Seafarer (June 25) is a day celebrated globally to recognize the sacrifices of the people whose duty it is to ensure humanity’s daily consumables reach us in our…
Ghana Maritime Authority celebrates Day of the Seafarer March 25 is the day set aside by the maritime fraternity globally, to celebrate the daily grind of seafarers. Through seafarers, the wheels of the world’s economy continue to spin. This ensures that the daily supplies and other general goods we need in our homes reach us.…