WAF Shipping Focus: Week 39
- Agwe Logistics Solutions
- Sep 26
- 4 min read
Ghana has initiated high-level discussions for a transformative port partnership between Tema Port and Delaware’s Port of Wilmington, positioning the West African nation to leverage its role as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for enhanced trans-Atlantic trade connectivity. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa unveiled the strategic initiative during the 14th Annual Pan-African Global Trade and Investment Conference in Delaware, where he delivered the keynote address and engaged Delaware Governor Matt Meyer in bilateral discussions focused on maritime cooperation and trade facilitation. Ablakwa, who assumed his ministerial role in 2025 under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, emphasized that the proposed port-to-port collaboration represents a cornerstone of Ghana’s strategy to expand logistics capacity and improve market access for Ghanaian exports entering the United States market. The conference, held from September 17-20, 2025, at the Hilton Wilmington/Christiana in Newark Delaware, brought together business leaders,…..
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Ghana’s ports authority is racing to slash operational costs by December 2025 as part of an aggressive campaign to reclaim market share from regional competitors while positioning the country as West Africa’s premier shipping gateway. Brigadier General Paul Seidu Tanye-Kulono, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), announced comprehensive reforms targeting transit taxes and demurrage charges during a high-level ministerial visit to Tema Port, marking a strategic shift in Ghana’s maritime competitiveness strategy. The cost reduction initiative comes as Ghana faces intensifying competition from neighbouring ports, particularly Côte d’Ivoire’s Abidjan Port, which currently leads West African port rankings according to recent analytical studies measuring efficiency, infrastructure quality, and political stability.
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APM Terminals’ West African Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne and the Nigerian Ports Authority has entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate decarbonisation across Nigeria’s port and transport ecosystem. The agreement was formalised September 22 at the Dutch Consulate in New York, during the week of the Global African Business Initiative, where both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes a roadmap for electrifying containerised freight, in line with the policies of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in the country. “We believe that Nigeria is ideally situated to lead West Africa’s transition to low-carbon logistics by electrifying its container transport sector,” said Frederik Klinke, CEO of APM Terminals Nigeria. “Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and trade hub, and our research shows us that the country can leapfrog fossil-fuel infrastructure and adopt proven electric technologies. We are therefore very optimistic about our joint plans to develop a phased roadmap towards an electrified future for container logistics”.
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The Federal Government has unveiled a new National Marine and Blue Economy policy, designed to cut logistics costs. The policy is also designed to boost trade competitiveness and attract private sector investment into the transport and maritime sectors. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, disclosed this at the 2025 Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) Annual Summit in Lagos. Oyetola, represented by the Director, Maritime Services, Department of Marine & Blue Economy, Dr Mercy Ilori, explained that the policy would provide a framework for seamless intermodal integration across road, rail, barge and pipeline channels. He added that the policy was aimed at transforming Nigeria into a logistics hub for West and Central Africa. “By lowering the cost of doing business, improving turnaround times and creating an enabling environment for private capital, we are positioning Nigeria as a preferred logistics destination in Africa,” Oyetola said. He highlighted key interventions already underway to include the operationalisation of the Lagos–…..
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The Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) has completed a dredging project that will allow the Port of Lomé (Togo) to accommodate fully loaded container ships of up to 24,000 TEU. The dredging, which cost 7.5 million euros (nearly 4.9 billion CFA francs), ran from July 31 to September 16, 2025. It deepened the access channel to 18.6 meters and expanded the turning basin to 550 meters. An official ceremony to mark the completion was held, September 19, at the LCT headquarters, attended by LCT management, the head of the Port Autonome de Lomé, Rear-Admiral Adegnon, and representatives from customs and government ministries. The dredging is part of a larger 120 million euro (nearly 80 billion CFA francs) investment program in infrastructure and equipment, scheduled to run through 2027. LCT, a joint venture between China Merchants Port Holdings and Terminal Investment Limited (a subsidiary of MSC), is undertaking the project. "These works are part of an 80 billion CFA francs investment program in infrastructure and equipment designed to ensure the handling of these vessels and, at the same time.
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