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GHANA
Bolstering growth and
wealth in a blue economy
PATRICK PAINTSIL
Aerial view of the Tema port expansion
G
hana’s sea trade business
sector has seen some
landmark interventions over
the recent few years during the reins
of the immediate-past National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC)
government; notably among them
being the US$1.5 billion five-phased
expansion works at the Tema Port
with similar works at the Takoradi
Port and the gradual push towards
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seamless
documentation
and
transactions process leveraging the
National Single Window regime.
Operator of the country’s two
seaports, Ghana Ports and Harbours
Autho rity (GPHA), has also embarked
on an aggressive port automation
drive as it moves closer to an e-port
status. The port operator has currently
installed electronic gates at the entry
and exit points of the Tema Port as