The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has urged government to continue to boost security on the country’s territorial waters by investing in a state of the art maritime technology and the provision of surveillance equipment for the agencies responsible for securing Ghana’s maritime borders.
The Vice President of CILT, Samuel Alphonse Attibah said this at workshop Organised by CILT to review maritime Security in Ghana’s territorial waters.
He said with efforts underway to expand Tema and Takoradi ports into bigger international sea ports, there is the need for Ghana’s territorial waters to be safeguarded to be able to accommodate the increase in cargo volumes.
The Deputy Harbor Master for Operations at the Port of Tema, Stephen Senanni said the Port Authority is doing everything possible to curb the menace of stowaway in order not to dent the image of the Authority.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport says it will continue to lead the way in generating a national dialogue among its professional members on the role of maritime security towards building a safe, sustainable and prosperous country.