GH₵12 cement price increase:  GPHA clarifies attribution to port congestion

Modernising cement handling The GPHA also announced that it is in the process of modernising the handling of cement and clinker at the Port of Tema, as the authority is working towards more efficient and modern cargo-handling systems, under which the traditional reliance on grabs and hoppers will become a thing of the past.“The Authority accordingly encourages stakeholders and the public to consider the entire logistics and supply chain, including vessel planning, discharge efficiency, trucking, factory location, port choice and other commercial cost factors, rather than attributing cement price increases solely to port congestion”.

The GPHA explained that in anticipation of increasing vessel sizes, cargo volumes and vessel drafts, it undertook strategic dredging of the section of the Port dedicated to bulk cargo operations, including clinker and cement.