Category: Transport
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Airfares to go up from Saturday
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will from Saturday 1st October begin charging its safety charge on all international and regional flights in Ghana. Director General of the GCAA Simon Allottey who confirmed this to CitiBusinessNews.com said the move is as result of the common agreement reached with all stakeholders within the industry. Speaking to…
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Ghana bans use of Samsung Galaxy 7 on all airlines
The regulator of Ghana’s aviation industry, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has banned the use of Samsung Galaxy note 7 on all airlines operating in Ghana. The ban took effect from Monday 26th September, 2016. According to the GCAA the ban follows recent safety reports following the use of Samsung Galaxy note 7. Phone…
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GCAA sets June 2017 to decouple air navigation services
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) has called on the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to decouple Ghana’s air navigation service unit from the authority. CANSO believes the move will ensure efficient cost-effective and customer – oriented air navigation services to airlines and other users. According to CANSO, GCAA’s responsibility as both a regulator…
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Shipping lines yet to refund ‘illegal’ THC fees
Citi Business News has gathered that shipping lines are yet to begin a refund of illegal Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at the ports almost a week after the Transport Minister ordered for the shipping companie1s to stop charging the fee. According to some importers and exporters, the shipping lines are finding it difficult to refund the…
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THC still in force; Transport Ministry orders investigation
Some importers and exporters have complained to Citi Business News that some shipping companies are still charging the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at the ports. This comes after the Ministry of Transport last Friday [September 2, 2016], issued a directive for shipping companies in the country to stop charging the THC. A statement issued and signed…
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Minister of Transport burdened by confused law [Article]
Recently, a number of shipping companies who together, control a significant share of the Ghanaian container shipping market, wrote to their customers introducing new ‘Terminal Handling Charges’ as of the 1st of August, 2016 at an average rate of US$140 per TEU (Twenty Foot Container). According to most of the shipping lines, the decision is…
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Railway workers to halt all trains on Monday
The Ghana Railway Workers Union has told Citi Business News it will carry out its intended strike on Monday September 12, 2016 to drive home demands for better working conditions and upgrade in salary. According to the Union, several appeals to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and the National Labour Commission (NLC) have…
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No increases in transport fares soon – GPRTU
Passengers may be spared the impact of petroleum price hikes as the Ghana Private Road Transport Union, GPRTU, has ruled out any increase in transport fares. Prices of petroleum products were increased over the weekend following an increase in global oil prices in the first pricing window in September. A litre of petrol is now…
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Mixed reactions over transport fares as fuel prices shoot up
Drivers within the capital have expressed mixed reactions over the possible increase in transport fares following an increase in the prices of petroleum products last Friday. Some of the drivers, who have been speaking to Citi Business News, fear they may be making huge losses if transport fares are not equally adjusted to meet the…
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Importers and exporters welcome THC halt
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has welcomed the Minister of Transport’s decision not to allow shipping companies operating in the country to impose the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at the ports. According to the Executive Secretary of the Association, Sampson Asaaki Awingobit, the shipping companies have no justification to charge the fees. “This…