Transportation Conversations: Recent Episodes
The African Transportation Convos
African is said to be into global shipping networks due to increased investment in container terminals. The panel made up of Dr George vandyck, Jeffrey Botchway, Dr Alberta Sagoe and myself Jonas Aryee discusses this development after presenting the fact...
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In this Episode, Ghanaian Shipping Practitioners share their perspective on the proposed cabotage bill by the Ghana Maritime Authority. Among the voices you will hear are Chief Mohammed Obosu who wrote an article in a popular Ghanaian media that was wide...
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Africa rising has been a mantra in business cycles for a while now. How about Shipping that drives businesses. It is emerging that African is gradually moving from the periphery to the centre. How eminent is this? What is the evidence to show this mobili...
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Our April Review of Maritime Affairs was led by Jeffrey Botchway. Your usual co-hosts Dr George vanDyck, Dr Alberta Sagoe and Jonas Aryee discussed the following topical issues relating to news that made the rounds in April 2021
- Boankra Integrated Log...
The post April 2021 Maritime News Review first appeared on The African Transportation Convos.
Dr George vanDyck led the discussion in our maritime news review for March 2021. Amongst the topical issues that came up are
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Ship scrapping
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Working conditions of crews on Fishing Vessels in West Africa
3. The grounding of Ever Given and related is...
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France 24 reported that the french industrial group Bollore have been fined 12 million euros for bribing the Togolese president to gain favours at the port of Lome. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210226-bollor%C3%A9-group-fined-%E2%82%AC12-million-...
The post Reported Irregularities by France’s Bollore in Port Concession Deal in the Port of Tema, Ghana first appeared on The African Transportation Convos.
Now, this is a story about how borders are central parts of a country and not periphery in the true sense. Prof Nugent relates how urbanization in border towns like Aflao in Ghana can march that of much regional capital in countries. Unfortunately, land ...
The post Borders, Transport Corridors of Africa, AfCFTA and a Little Bit of Wine with Paul Nugent first appeared on The African Transportation Convos.
I am happy to introduce my colleagues and new co-host of the monthly maritime transportation news of Africa review.
Dr vanDyck is a Lecturer and consultant at the Regional Maritime University. He specialises in port management and Logistics and Supply Ch...
The post February 2021 Maritime Sector Review first appeared on The African Transportation Convos.
Reindorf Ankumah and Jonas Aryee discuss on-demand apps in the transport industry. Reindorf is Co-founder of Vedu Ghana, a tech firm focused on sanitising the parcel and cargo delivery sector in Ghana. His background in Maritime Studies from the Regional...
The post Interview with Reindorf Sipi Ankumah, Co-founder of Vedu Hub first appeared on The African Transportation Convos.
Africa is hardly mentioned when the conversation is elevated to talk of green transportation. There may be good reasons for that. talk of technology is not met with kindness due to it potential to cause job loses. In this clip Dr Steers, CEO of WRI tries...
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