Ghana need a third port- GPHA

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• OSEI WIAFE 12 years ago

  WE NEED TO CONSIDER USING THE VOLTA LAKE AND CREATE AND INLAND PORT AT KITAMPO OR IN THAT VICINITY. IT'S BENEFITS TO THE NORTH AND THE REVENUE TO EARN FROM OUR LAND-LOCKED NEIGHBORS ARE IMMENSE.

  WE NEED TO CONSIDER USING THE VOLTA LAKE AND CREATE AND INLAND PORT AT KITAMPO OR IN THAT VICINITY. IT'S BENEFITS TO THE NORTH AND THE REVENUE TO EARN FROM OUR LAND-LOCKED NEIGHBORS ARE IMMENSE.

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• Kweku Donsuro 12 years ago

  The third port must happen in Cape Coast because it was the first Ghana capital and harbor.

  The third port must happen in Cape Coast because it was the first Ghana capital and harbor.

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• GHANAian 12 years ago

  WITH OUR EXPORT VOLUME OF NOT EVEN UP TO 1BILLION TON A YEAR WHY SHOULD WE NEED A THIRD PORT.
  THE WHOLE COUNTRY IMPORT AND EXPORT VOLUME CANNOT REACH EVEN 3/4 OF A BILLION TONS, SO WHY A NEW ONE.
  THE PROBLEM IS MANAGEMENT. ...
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  WITH OUR EXPORT VOLUME OF NOT EVEN UP TO 1BILLION TON A YEAR WHY SHOULD WE NEED A THIRD PORT.
  THE WHOLE COUNTRY IMPORT AND EXPORT VOLUME CANNOT REACH EVEN 3/4 OF A BILLION TONS, SO WHY A NEW ONE.
  THE PROBLEM IS MANAGEMENT. THE HANDLING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ARE TOO MUCH BUREUCRATICAL AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED. TAKE FOR INSTANCE YOU IMPORT A 20FOOTER CONTAINER. DUE TO THE BUREUCRACY AND BRIBES PAYING AT THE PORT, IT CAN TAKE YOU THREE DAYS OR EVEN MORE JUST TO CLEAR 1 X 20FT CONTAINER. BUT EVERY HOUR PAST IS A WASTE OF TIME IN OPERATIONS AND MONEY AT THE PORT. THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE CHECKED AND IMPROVED.
  THERE SHOULD BE UPDATED AND COMPUTERIZED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT. ALSO FORWARDERS AND HANDLERS MUST HAVE MODERN EQUIPMENTS LIKE COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH CUSTOMS AND ALL THE NECESSARY POINTS BOTH INSIDE THE HARBOUR, THE MINISTRY AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
  AND FINALL THERE SHOULD BE DAILY TRAINING OF THE PORT USERS.

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• Mahmoud 12 years ago

  If corruption at the ports had been checked, the revenue would have been more than $500,000,000. The ports are some of the areas the government has to do a good job of containing corruption. All the past leaders paid lip ser ...
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  If corruption at the ports had been checked, the revenue would have been more than $500,000,000. The ports are some of the areas the government has to do a good job of containing corruption. All the past leaders paid lip service to combating corruption. And they are not able to do so because they themselves are corrupt. The ports are some of the worst areas in the country.

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• PAPA KWABENA AWORTWE 12 years ago

  IT IS TRUE THAT THIRD PORT WILL HELP AND RIGHT PLACE TO BUILD IS CENTRAL REG

  IT IS TRUE THAT THIRD PORT WILL HELP AND RIGHT PLACE TO BUILD IS CENTRAL REG

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• PAPA KWABENA AWORTWE 12 years ago

  SURE GHANA NEED THIRD PORT

  SURE GHANA NEED THIRD PORT

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• Papa kweku 12 years ago

  Consider Cape Coast.

  Consider Cape Coast.

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• Tawia 12 years ago

  I don't believe Ghana needs a third port now. What I believe is modernising our infrastructure e.g. computer-based data and internet usage, reduction of unnecessary bereaucracy, which results in waste of time, stamping out co ...
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  I don't believe Ghana needs a third port now. What I believe is modernising our infrastructure e.g. computer-based data and internet usage, reduction of unnecessary bereaucracy, which results in waste of time, stamping out corruption, improving general management and organisational deficiencies and then implementing meaningful extension of the existing ports in Tema and Takoradi. That's what is needed to be done and not build a new port, which will be plagued by the same shortcomings, which are killing Tema and Takoradi.

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• REASON 12 years ago

  YOU ARE RIGHT.

  YOU ARE RIGHT.

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• BOY KOFI 12 years ago

  I have always said we should make maximum use of our Trans Atlantic Trade.History tells us how many ports the Europeans built in the Gold Coast.After Takoradi and Tema we need to build a strategic port to facilitate business ...
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  I have always said we should make maximum use of our Trans Atlantic Trade.History tells us how many ports the Europeans built in the Gold Coast.After Takoradi and Tema we need to build a strategic port to facilitate business especially with Burkina Faso.I have found Nakwa or Moree to be best place because the travelling time to Accra,Kumasi,Takoradi will be relatively easy and cheaper.You need less than 2 hours to reach any of the strong economic cities.Ghana Railways could easily extend their lines to the port creating new jobs and development.
  Govt. doesn't need to build the port alone,private companies could invest as well.The logic is that the port could provide another Modern Fishing Port instead of the previous plan for building many small fishing ports and landing sites.I have already designed the port and the railway lines and ready to give details.Thank you.

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• Gabriel Osatey 12 years ago

  Fact: Ghana truly deserves a third port. Oil has been found in Niger, Mali and for a long time in Chad. Chad is far away from Ghana, but the economic impact of the oil finds in these countries would set the pace for accelerat ...
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  Fact: Ghana truly deserves a third port. Oil has been found in Niger, Mali and for a long time in Chad. Chad is far away from Ghana, but the economic impact of the oil finds in these countries would set the pace for accelerated development in the sub-region. Mali and Niger cannot have sea ports hence would need our ports. This would require more space and facilities to conduct export-import businesses in a timely manner. Where are the facilities if there is already congestion at the two ports the Country has?Hence a third port is needed

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• Adama d'Gharty, UK 12 years ago

  Much of the delay caused at the two main Ghana sea Ports, namely Sekondi/Takoradi and Tema can be attributed to the sloppy, casual laziness of employed staff, inefficient cargo handling systems and of course institutional cor ...
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  Much of the delay caused at the two main Ghana sea Ports, namely Sekondi/Takoradi and Tema can be attributed to the sloppy, casual laziness of employed staff, inefficient cargo handling systems and of course institutional corruption functionally practised at all levels of cargo handling in the ports. Similar ports or even of less capacity than Tema in other parts of the world have been known to handle twice the capacity of cargo handled daily at Tema and Sekondi/Takoradi inclusive with ease. It's therefore about time workers at GPHA upped their game before they get left behind by accredited world standards of efficient cargo handling. Frankly Ghana does not need a third seaport now - if anything it is rather GPHA that requires radical changes in its cargo handling in the two sea ports.

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  Western,Central,Greater Accra and Volta regions have the privilege to border the atlantic ocean, and to make the country competitive to her neighbors who might be servicing other emerging oil producing countries like land lo ...
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  Western,Central,Greater Accra and Volta regions have the privilege to border the atlantic ocean, and to make the country competitive to her neighbors who might be servicing other emerging oil producing countries like land lock Mali and Niger, a port at the Keta district and another in the central may not be a west of fund at all.

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• Ben 12 years ago

  need ports beacuse our internal manufacturing capacity has collapsed.Everything imported.Although we need efficient ports when will we start making stuff for our selves.

  need ports beacuse our internal manufacturing capacity has collapsed.Everything imported.Although we need efficient ports when will we start making stuff for our selves.

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• Stupid 12 years ago

  Don't by frozen product of Comigel, Findus, Verdi Bolognese. They are made of old horses meat. It's a big scandal in Europe

  Don't by frozen product of Comigel, Findus, Verdi Bolognese. They are made of old horses meat. It's a big scandal in Europe

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• SONY 12 years ago

  THE NEXT PORT BE SITED AT VOLTA REGION.I BELIEVE THIS WILL MAKE THE GHANA GOVERNMENT EARN A LOT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN CORRIDOR ROAD.

  THE NEXT PORT BE SITED AT VOLTA REGION.I BELIEVE THIS WILL MAKE THE GHANA GOVERNMENT EARN A LOT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN CORRIDOR ROAD.

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• AKASI MARTHA ARIZONA USA 12 years ago

  THE CHINESE HAS STATED ALREADY, 2012 AT ATUABO WESTERN REGION. WESTERN REGION THE CHAMPION OF GHANA.

  THE CHINESE HAS STATED ALREADY, 2012 AT ATUABO WESTERN REGION. WESTERN REGION THE CHAMPION OF GHANA.

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• MARCUS AMPADU 12 years ago

  We face the bleak scenario of a rising sea level because of climate change and we should therefore be careful about investing huge some of money building a new port.
  
  Rather, we should build several ports on the Volta Lake, ...
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  We face the bleak scenario of a rising sea level because of climate change and we should therefore be careful about investing huge some of money building a new port.
  
  Rather, we should build several ports on the Volta Lake, from Ada to Yapei or Tamale Port.
  Including Yeji, Kete Karachi, Seneso, Worawora, Adawsu, Ahenkro, Akosombo, Akuse, and Sogakope.
  
  These ports, would not only create a gargatuan multiplier effect throughout the nation, but it would expedite the movement of agricultural products, consumer products,
  and people, and lessen the traffic on our roads, and minimise the horrible carnage.

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