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.…
REJOINDER ‘PIRACY IN THE GULF REGION; GHANA TOPS ATTACKS’, PUBLISHED IN THE BUSINESS & FINANCIAL TIMES, ON APRIL 11, 2023The Ghana Maritime Authority has taken note of a publication titled, ‘Piracy in the Gulf Region; Ghana Tops Attacks’, published in the Business & Financial Times, on April 11, 2023. The Authority deems portions of the…
African maritime think-tanks share ideas on transition to green shipping in Accra Stakeholders in the African maritime space and beyond have brainstormed on a number of steps they believe could form the building blocks for the continent’s transition from fossil fuels to green fuels. This took place during the just-ended 2-day Green Shipping Conference in…
Ghana makes history with first International Green Shipping ConferenceGhana will make history when she hosts maritime industry players on the African continent and beyond, in the first-ever International Green Shipping Conference in Africa. The Conference is being made possible under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Danish Maritime Authority. It will…
GMA, Ghana Navy confer with counterparts in Nigeria in fight against piracySecurity forces in the Gulf of Guinea region will soon be taking the fight to pirates who in recent times have felt emboldened to attack and abduct the crew of fishing vessels for purposes of exacting ransoms. The leadership of the Ghana Navy and…
GMA prepare grounds for Cabotage Law to assist Ghanaian SeafarersDaily human supplies like food, medicine, cars, building materials, and finished raw materials, reach us in our homes through the hard work of seafarers within the supply chain. The concentration is usually on the producers and the consumers, forgetting that without the sandwiched actors who ensure…
GMA hands over 10,000 tree stumps to Chonke overlordLittoral communities lying along the Volta and Oti rivers have expressed their appreciation to the Ghana Maritime Authority for the decision to remove tree stumps from the fairways of the rivers, to enhance water transport and general socio-economic activities. They made this known during two handing-over ceremonies…
Maritime stakeholders want 15 years minimum jail time for convicted piratesGhana’s attempt to align its piracy legislation with provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) took a step forward when stakeholders at a forum, unanimously suggested a minimum of 15 years jail time for persons convicted of piracy. According to…
Maritime Authority removes 21,000 tree stumps from inland waterwaysThe Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has been removing tree stumps from inland waterways on Volta Lake. So far, the authority has removed 21,000 of these tree stumps from various routes mostly on the Volta Lake, Director General, Thomas Kofi Alonsi has disclosed. He said since the removal…
GMA launches World Hydrography DayThe Director-General (DG) of Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi, has called for investment in hydrography. He said this during the launch of the 2021 World Hydrography Day, at the Authority’s premises on Monday. Hydrography is not the first expression that comes to mind when we think of maritime transport.…