With less than 30 Days to Go-Live of the new MPS Terminal-3
at Tema Port, Meridian PortServices Ltd has partnered with the Ghana Shippers
Authority to organize a stakeholders conference for members of the shipping community.
Over 200 members drawn from various groups involved in the shipping industry including gatheredon June 3rd 2019at the newly completed facility to discuss new processes to be deployed in the new terminal come June 28th.
The Tema Port Director of the Ghana Port and Harbours Authority
(GPHA), Mrs. Sandra Opoku welcomed the participants to the new Tema Port and
reiterated the Authority’s commitment to ensuring ease of doing business in the
ports.
“I want to assure you
that GPHA as a landlord is very interested in seeking your welfare as such we
are available, our Marketing department is on hand to assist with any issues
that you may have in doing business at the port so that the process can be
smooth”
In a speech, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana
Shippers Authority, Madam Benonita Bismarckmentioned that the stakeholder
conference had become necessary as a result of the standards to be dealt with
at the new port.
“This event is of great
importance as there is the need for collaborations on all fronts. More
importantly because of changes in the cargo flow processes for both domestic
and transit cargo. This has come in handy to ensure that all stakeholders get
to know the processes and adjust their expectations of MPS in service delivery.”
The Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services Ltd, Mr
Mohamed Samara explained that the new Tema Port was poised to provide service
par excellence for all its customers both directly and indirectly.
He intimated that, the outlook was to position Tema Port as a
transshipment hub which would thereby create numerous opportunities for
business growth and development in Ghana as well as the sub region.
“If we take a critical
look at the volume and size, Tema Port has many features to its advantage.
These features place the port at a competitive edge over neighbouring ports to
become the preferred hub of the top shipping lines. We have also equipped the
terminal with state of the art technology and machinery for the highest levels
of efficiency.”
The Ultra- Modern terminal is scheduled to Go- Live on June
28th.
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