Stakeholders agree to decongest Tema Port

The Transport Minister was speaking in Tema last Friday following a meeting of stakeholders, including the Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, with port authorities and critical importers on the congestion at the port and its implications on the cost of doing business and the effect on the ultimate consumer.

Clearing congestion Speaking to the media in Tema last Friday after the meeting, the Director of Tema Port, Tebon Zumah, said the immediate priority was to clear the congestion by allowing cement vessels to discharge more efficiently.

Government secures berth The Trade Minister, Mrs Ofosu-Agyare, said the government had secured an additional temporary berth at the Tema Port to help to clear the backlog of cement clinker vessels to reduce mounting demurrage costs for manufacturers.