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 facts.

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 widely circulated. You will also hear the voices of Dr George van Dyck, Senior Lecturer at the Regional Maritime University and Co-convener, Maritime Initiative Africa, Jeffrey Botchway of Masser Afrique and Maria Ogbugo, a maritime practitioner with local ship owning/operating experience.

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 mobility towards integrating into the global shipping network? Are there bottlenecks to this vision? Take a listen to the presentation and subsequent discussion I had with George vanDyck of Maritime Initiative Africa and Jeffrey Botchway of Masser Afrique.

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 1. Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project in Ghana 2. Land-Source pollution of the sea and coast 3. Corruption and Technology 4. Blue economy 5. Ocean security

Dr George vanDyck led the discussion in our maritime news review for March 2021. Amongst the topical issues that came up are 1. Ship scrapping 2. Working conditions of crews on Fishing Vessels in West Africa 3. The grounding of Ever Given and related issues and 4. Port Concessions in West Africa in the midst of the Bollore- MPS Ghana Port Terminal saga contract saga in Ghana

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-in-african-corruption-case A new damning report has surfaced alleging that that same tactic had been used on Ghana and other West African countries.

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 borders do not see the same attention in terms of road infrastructure, computerization of immigration and customs processes and the border post. He makes an example of how South Africa wine has huge market potential in Africa yet producers look west and east. Paul Nugent, Professor of Comparative African History & African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Prof. Nugent leads a research project dubbed AFRIGOS which is investigating asks how far respacing is genuinely forging institutions that are facilitating or obstructing the movement of people and goods amongst other social-cultural objectives.

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 Chain. A product of the Shanghai Maritime University, China; Cranfield University, Uk. Jeffrey is a post-graduate of Maritime Law from Southampton University, UK and the founder of Masser Afrique. He also reached Part-time at the Regional Maritime University. Dr Alberta J Sagoe is Executive Director of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute and a Post Doc at the Center for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

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 Maritime University, Ghana and MBA International Business, HR and Corporate Finance from the University of Wales Institute, UK affords him many abilities which we will explore.

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 to convince governments that going green actually creates a lot more jobs

David Malpass, President of the Worldbank outlines how inadequate and inefficient transportation is driving millions into poverty, the effect on the climate due to emissions and social life, particularly in Africa. He enumerates projects the world bank is undertaking around the world to help mitigate the effect and enhance livelihoods.

Welcome back to The African Transportation Convos Podcast - Episode #005, where we will cover the growing trends of Motorcycle taxis in major cities in Africa. Okadas or Boda Bodas has become an intrinsic part of the landscape in some major cities in West and East Africa. I have divided this episode into two parts. In this first episode, we will look at 1. the reasons why motorcycle transportation is growing rapidly 2. the entrance of ride-sharing apps in the business 3. the investment opportunities and 4. the advantages and disadvantages associated with the business in Africa.

There is excitement over Africa as the African Continental Free Trade Area launched on 1st January. In this episode of ATC, we assess the state of maritime transportation in Africa and its potential to enhance the AfCFTA if it is developed. We consider 1. Africa's place in world seaborne trade 2. Ports 3. Shipping/Maritime Transportation 4. Ocean Governance and 5. Developing a maritime industry If you missed the first episode on road transportation, particularly the Trans-African Highways, you can listen to it here https://tatc.podbean.com/e/the-trans-african-highways/ Follow subsequent the conversations here https://tatc.podbean.com/

In this first edition of African Transportation Convos News ReView review, we review transportation and trade in Africa in the past month. Notably, news on Nigeria ratification of AfCFTA, State of part of the Trans-African Highway 9, Commissioning of Ethiopia-Kenya joint border post, new digital tools to aid AfCFTA and the Opportunity AfCFTA offers the nascent Cannabis industry in Ghana.

Arbitrary prices are charged by taxis, delivery services, couriers and truckers in many parts of Africa making the market uncompetitive for professional trucking companies. In this episode of African Transportation Convos (ATC), we show how transportation costs can be determined by operators in a very simple manner. With new episodes, every week, be sure to follow the podcast at https://tatc.podbean.com/ and like the videos on https://youtu.be/Z73bDmpsGVs SUBSCRIBE NOW!

This episode of the Africa Transportation Convos (ATC) podcast presents to you a general view of the Trans-African Highways which are relevant in realizing the vision of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.