Transport
From The Report: Ghana 2018
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With the urbanisation rate and the vehicle-to-population ratio increasing steadily, and exports on the rise, there is growing pressure on transport infrastructure in Ghana. These are indicators of increased economic opportunity, but they also contribute to congestion on the roads, at ports and in the air. The overall growth of the past decade has challenged the sector to keep pace, and facilitate rapid transit of both people and commodities. In response, the government has been increasing focus on transport infrastructure, with a particular push for airport and port development.

This chapter contains an interview with Mohamed Samara, CEO, Meridian Port Services.

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Overview

Vehicles for growth: The government invests in infrastructure amid rising demand
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Many factors are increasing pressure on transport infrastructure in Ghana. The urbanisation rate is steadily increasing and is expected to reach 72% by 2035, according to the African Development Fund. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) also reports that the vehicle-to-population ratio grew from 50 vehicles per 1000 people in 2010 to 70 in 2015. Furthermore, exports are on the rise as total earnings from gold, cocoa and oil increased from $10.3bn in 2015 to $11bn in 2016, according to the Bank…

Analysis

Plane site: The government is supporting airport and airline development
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With the government’s stated ambition to build an airport in each of the country’s 10 regions and a renewed commitment to re-establish a national airline, Ghana is positioning itself to become a regional and global air traffic hub. In September 2015 the African Development Bank (AfDB) issued a $120m corporate loan to the Ghana Airports Company (GAC), which has funded a number of recent infrastructure expansion and development projects. This loan is the AfDB’s first private investment…

Analysis

Out of gridlock: Population growth is causing increased congestion
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As Greater Accra expands, merging with the industrial port town of Tema, Ghana’s growing urban populations are increasingly experiencing the frustrations of mega-city traffic congestion. For example, the Motor Transport and Traffic Department recorded 2890 road accidents in the first quarter of 2017, compared to 2830 the same period of 2016. A 2015 report on urban mobility in African cities published by the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Programme highlighted costly and time-consuming…

Interview

Delivering results: Mohamed Samara, CEO, Meridian Port Services (MPS), on Ghana’s push to boost trans-shipment activity
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Interview:Mohamed Samara How can Ghana maintain its competitiveness as a trans-shipment and transit destination? MOHAMED SAMARA: MPS facilities in Tema Port already represent the largest container terminal port in West Africa, and the Ghanaian economy is the second largest in the region. Moreover, due to the country’s social and economic stability, the domestically generated import and export traffic coming through the port is expected to continue to grow in the future. While considerable…