Category: Transport
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Ing. Simon Allotey to retire from GCAA end of July
The Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Ing. Simon Allotey, will be retiring from his post on July 31, 2020. His retirement brings to an end a successful career in the Aviation industry spanning over 24 years. He will be replaced by Ing. Charles Kraikue, who has been appointed by President Akufo Addo…
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GPRTU to petition Transport Ministry for an increase in fares due to social distancing
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union, GPRTU, says it will petition the Presidency through the Ministry of Transport, for an upward review in transport fares to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the operations of members. The appeal follows demands by drivers for fares to be adjusted to cater for the revenue losses due to…
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Trade Ministry calls for dialogue as car dealers threaten to demonstrate in 2-weeks
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has bemoaned threats of demonstration by the Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana (ADUG) if government does not agree to amend aspects of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020, which bans the importation of second hand cars of more than ten years old, as well as salvage cars, locally referred to…
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Day one of UNIPASS roll-out fraught with delays at Tema and Takoradi ports
The UNIPASS clearance system which took off fully on Monday, June 1, 2020, after a challenging pilot, still had some members of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) in the country, complaining about the existing difficulties with the system. An Executive Member of the Takoradi District of GIFF, Ato Bentsil, in an interview with…
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Toyota outdoors two new brands of saloon cars in Ghana
Toyota Ghana Limited has outdoored two new brands of saloon cars onto the Ghanaian market. The two cars, a 12th Generation Toyota Corolla and a new model; Toyota Agya, were outdoored at the company’s head office located close to the Accra -Tema motorway in a ceremony that was streamed live on multiple social media channels…
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70% of car rental workers asked to go home temporarily – Association
More businesses are counting their losses from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations. The latest is the Car Rentals Association, which has already asked about 70% of its staff to go home temporarily as they contemplate business continuity plans. In some cases, workers have lost their jobs; while others have taken…
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Passion Air to consider Government’s support to sustain operations
Domestic Airline operator, Passion Air, says it will consider seeking assistance from the government’s stimulus package to strenghten its operations amidst the economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Sales and Marketing Manager for Passion Air, Samuel Razak Tachie, in an interview with Citi Business News said support from Government should ease the burden…
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Domestic airlines reduce passengers by 50% to enforce social distancing
Domestic airline operators have been forced to reduce their airline passenger numbers by about fifty percent in a bid to abide by the social distancing protocols as part of measures to control the spread of the coronavirus disease. The decision follows the resumption of domestic flights after about a month of inactivity due to the…
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Domestic airlines to resume operations from today
Domestic airline operators are to resume flights from Accra to various destinations, startng this Friday, [May 1, 2020]. It follows the completion of a disinfection exercise carried out at the various airports in Accra, Tamale, Kumasi and Takoradi. A statement from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to Citi Business News said the Authority, together…
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Freight Forwarders threaten demo against shipping lines over ‘illegal’ charges
The Concerned Freight Forwarders and Traders Association (COFT), has threatened to embark on a massive demonstration at the Tema Port to protest against the failure of shipping lines to heed to government’s directive not to collect ‘demurrage and rent charges’ on cargo for the period of the partial lockdown. Speaking to Citi Business News, the…