Authors: William Akoto Oppong
PhD. Candidate, Project Procurement Engineering
Buiness University of Costa Rica
email: waoppong@gmail.com
Abstract
Recently, about 90 percent of the world‘s trade is carried by sea (European Sea Ports Organisation, 1996). Luguje, (2007) opines that ports play essential role in the development of developing countries particularly in times where the focus of economic growth and development is on trade. In landlocked countries, the efficiency or otherwise of transit ports has direct effects on international trade and competitiveness. According to the European Commission (1997), ports serve as medium through which countries receive and send goods and services that are imported and exported. This is as a result of the affordability of sea transport in transporting bulky goods and services as compared to other modes of transport. The ports of Ghana handle greater proportion of the country’s exports and imports. The efficiency of ports operations in Ghana have increased over the years and have contributed immensely towards the country‘s development especially during the advent of privatization of the container terminals.
Keywords: Seaport Contribution, Port Development, National Port
