By Kofi AHOVI
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has held its sixth maritime law seminar for justices of the superior courts of judicature in Ghana.
The seminar was to abreast the judges on recent developments with respect to maritime laws both locally and internationally.
It also offered opportunity for the exchange of ideas and information for the enrichment of maritime law practice in Ghana.
Some of the areas covered during the seminar include international law of marine collisions, adopting the Alternative Dispute Resolution in the settlement of international maritime trade and transport disputes, the law of towage and pilotage and the Rotterdam rule- a new international conversion.
The Minister of Transport, Hon. Mike Hammah, during the opening ceremony, called on the judiciary to work in harmony to ensure that Ghana maintains a competitive position in the West Africa sub-region with regard to international trade.
“Ghana must also develop a strong and knowledgeable judiciary that will make it an attractive forum for the settlement of maritime disputes in the trade involving West Africa,” he noted.
According to the Transport minister, the government’s vision of making Ghana a maritime hub for West and Central Africa is on course, adding that an integrated approach is being adopted to ensure the realization of this vision.
These, he said, include port rehabilitation and expansion, railways rehabilitation and expansion, the Boankra Inland Port project, and the creation of a conducive environment for foreign direct investment in the aviation and maritime sectors, which, according to him, are to a very large extent, yielding encouraging results.”
He assured of government’s relentless commitment to continue to create the enabling environment for increased trade and maritime transport activities through trade facilitation measures to help achieve competitiveness for Ghana in her international trade transactions and towards making the country the preferred transit corridor for her landlocked neighbours.
The Chief Justice, Justice Georgina Wood, proposed a joint seminar and exchange programme between Ghana and Nigeria to create opportunities and the platform for cross fertilization of ideas for mutual benefit of the two countries.
She explained that Nigeria also holds maritime seminars from time to time therefore a joint seminar would benefit the two countries greatly.
“The demands of our profession have made it imperative that we acquire new knowledge and update existing skills if we are to lead in the transformation of our society in this highly competitive global environment,” she noted.
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has held its sixth maritime law seminar for justices of the superior courts of judicature in Ghana.
The seminar was to abreast the judges on recent developments with respect to maritime laws both locally and internationally.
It also offered opportunity for the exchange of ideas and information for the enrichment of maritime law practice in Ghana.
Some of the areas covered during the seminar include international law of marine collisions, adopting the Alternative Dispute Resolution in the settlement of international maritime trade and transport disputes, the law of towage and pilotage and the Rotterdam rule- a new international conversion.
The Minister of Transport, Hon. Mike Hammah, during the opening ceremony, called on the judiciary to work in harmony to ensure that Ghana maintains a competitive position in the West Africa sub-region with regard to international trade.
“Ghana must also develop a strong and knowledgeable judiciary that will make it an attractive forum for the settlement of maritime disputes in the trade involving West Africa,” he noted.
According to the Transport minister, the government’s vision of making Ghana a maritime hub for West and Central Africa is on course, adding that an integrated approach is being adopted to ensure the realization of this vision.
These, he said, include port rehabilitation and expansion, railways rehabilitation and expansion, the Boankra Inland Port project, and the creation of a conducive environment for foreign direct investment in the aviation and maritime sectors, which, according to him, are to a very large extent, yielding encouraging results.”
He assured of government’s relentless commitment to continue to create the enabling environment for increased trade and maritime transport activities through trade facilitation measures to help achieve competitiveness for Ghana in her international trade transactions and towards making the country the preferred transit corridor for her landlocked neighbours.
The Chief Justice, Justice Georgina Wood, proposed a joint seminar and exchange programme between Ghana and Nigeria to create opportunities and the platform for cross fertilization of ideas for mutual benefit of the two countries.
She explained that Nigeria also holds maritime seminars from time to time therefore a joint seminar would benefit the two countries greatly.
“The demands of our profession have made it imperative that we acquire new knowledge and update existing skills if we are to lead in the transformation of our society in this highly competitive global environment,” she noted.
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