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Integrated infrastructure delivery company AECOM has been awarded Phase Two of the Tema Port Expansion Project (TPEP) in Ghana, on behalf of Meridian Port Services (MPS), operator of the container terminal.
Phase One of Terminal Three was formally opened for shipping business on 28 June, following successful tests and simulation exercises of the project by MPS. An official ceremony was held during which a symbolic key was handed over to the MPS operations team.
“This is testament to the team’s...
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Following the launch of MPS Terminal 3 at Tema Port, Ghana on June 28, a high-level Government delegation sat with the terminal’s management team this week. Topics covered included safeguarding Government revenue generation, border security and how to effectively harness maximum economic gains from connecting Ghana’s Trade and Industry to Africa’s single market of 1.3 billion people with a combined GDP of $3 trillion.
Phase-2 development brought forward
During the meeting, Mr Mohamed Samara, CEO...
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The first commercial vessel, Maersk Cape Coast has docked at the Terminal 3 at Tema Port after 3 years of expansion and modernization works to complete the first two berths.
With the state-of-the-art technology and equipment, 1,427 containers were discharged and 730 containers loaded.
Maersk Cape Coast was inaugurated and christened at the port of Tema in 2011. At that time, Tema port was a crucial milestone for the ship’s history.
This first commercial vessel...
The first vessel has successfully docked at Tema Port’s new MPS Terminal 3, Ghana. The container vessel will be used for training purposes over the coming weeks, to ensure that the terminal runs smoothly from day one, when operations begin later this month on June 28.
Chartering the test vessel will cost around 250,000 Dollars. Over the coming weeks it will be used to run a full-scale test of the port and for final staff training. “When it comes to training, the benefits significantly outweigh...
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The first vessel has successfully docked at Tema Port’s new MPS Terminal 3, Ghana. The container vessel will be used for training purposes over the coming weeks, to ensure that the terminal runs smoothly from day one, when operations begin later this month on June 28.
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Chartering the test vessel will cost around 250,000 Dollars. Over the coming weeks it will be used to run a full-scale test of the port and for final staff training. “When it comes to training, the...
The port service company in Ghana ordered a total of 11 lift trucks. Konecranes’ distributor in West Africa, Paterson Simons, brokered the deal.
The total order of 11 Konecranes lift trucks consists of five empty container handlers, four reach stackers and two heavy-duty forklift trucks. All the machines will operate at the new Tema Port Expansion (Terminal 3) which will be run by Meridian Port Services (MPS), an infrastructure investment executed by a joint venture between Ghana Ports and...
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The Maritime and Dockworkers’ Union (MDU) has called on the government to renegotiate the concession agreement with the Meridian Port Services (MPS) for the construction of the new container terminal at the Tema Port.
It said the concession agreement did not inure to the benefit of the country and would lead to a reduction of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority’s (GPHA) container related businesses from $105 million to $30 million with a resultant loss of more than 1,400 jobs for the Authority.
The...
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