SCZone Receives Ghana Ports to Discuss Cooperation Opportunities

Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received a delegation from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), headed by Isaac Osei, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting came on Saturday as part of the delegation’s visit to the economic zone and its affiliated ports to discuss opportunities for cooperation between the two sides in the ports and logistics services sectors.

The delegation visited ports of East and West Port Said to review the experiences of the SCZone in managing, operating and developing ports, especially in light of the principle of integration between the zone and the local and international private sector through the presence of the largest port operators in the world.

Gamal El-Din explained the region’s keenness to cooperate with Africans and exchange experiences in the field of ports and related activities. He stressed that this type of cooperation with the Ghana Ports Authority contributes to achieving the vision of the economic zone in supporting supply chains on the African continent, especially as the Ghanaian ports play in the trade movement of West African countries.

On his part, the Chairman of GPHA confirmed that cooperation with Egypt through the economic zone, as it represents a gateway to Africa, is an enhancement of development plans in Ghana and West Africa, and its impact extends to the countries of the entire continent.

GPHA oversees two of the most important ports in Ghana and West Africa, including the port of Tema and Takoradi. The commercial port of Tema, located on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea in southeastern Ghana, is considered the largest seaport in Ghana, while the port of Takoradi serves Ghana and three other landlocked countries in West Africa including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

The port is currently witnessing a huge project in cooperation with the African Development Bank at a cost of $137 million to create a 200-meter-long pier designated for ship maintenance activity.