The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is partnering Madam Comfort Doyoe Ghansah, Member of Parliament for Ada East, to complete a water project for the people. Wasakuse Water Project involves the dredging of the 12-kilometre water body, which is an extension of the Volta River to Wasakuse and Toflokpoe in the Dangme East District of [...]
Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur yesterday commissioned the Wasakuse Water Project at Wasakuse near Ada-Foah and assured the nation of Government’s commitment to restore lost water bodies and prevent them from causing further damage. The project involves the dredging of the 12-kilometre water body, which is an extension of the Volta River to Wasakuse and [...]
The Minister for Transport, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, has directed the FNB/Kwik Silver contractors engaged in the construction of a concrete wharf at the Tema Canoe beach to complete work by the end of April 2013 for handover and inauguration in May 2013. She expressed disappointment at the delay in work, noting that it was long [...]
Sod has been cut for the take off of a major Sanitation and Drainage Project for the Accra Metropolis. The Project will among other things focus on the dredging of the Odaw basin and the Korle Lagoon to improve sanitation challenges facing the capital. The Drainage Project is estimated at about $ 700,000. President John [...]
Tema, Ghana’s largest port, has made global headlines recently over the “crippling disruptions” caused by an impounded Argentinean military ship blocking a busy berth. The obstruction has come at an inopportune time for Tema, where activity should be ramping up to the peak pre-Christmas period. It also highlights the importance of ongoing efforts to enhance [...]
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The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) will start expansion works at the Takoradi Port in the Western Region this year, as part of measures to decongest the ports in the country. The Takoradi Port, which was built in 1928 by Sir Gordon Guggisberg, during the colonial era, has seen no major expansion since its [...]
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President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday announced that government would build two additional berths at the Takoradi Harbour to accommodate more ships as a result of the oil extraction in the area. He said government would also build a mini-harbour at Domuli in the Western Region to increase the intake of ships and goods at [...]
On August 31st, China Harbour officially signed Commercial Contract for Takoradi Port Infrastructure Development Project with Ghana Port Authority. The value of contract was around US 150 million dollars, with the construction duration of 36 months. The project mainly included demolition & reconstruction of facilities including old office buildings in the port, expansion reconstruction of [...]
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Last week, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) signed an agreement with the China Harbour engineering Company (CHEC) for the first phase of the 150 million dollar Takoradi Port Infrastructure Development Project. According to ghanabusinessnews.com, Mr Richard Anamoo, Director-General of GPHA signed for the Authority, while Mr Yang Tao, Country Manager of CHEC, initialled [...]
On July 23, CHEC and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority signed a contract for coastal fishing port construction in Ghana, with a contract value of 195 million U.S. dollars and a construction period of 30 months. The project involves the reconstruction and extension of 11 coastal fishing ports in Ghana, breakwater and terminal coastline [...]
