{"id":718729,"date":"2019-10-08T11:18:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/08\/grant-20-vessels-right-to-gpha-mdu\/"},"modified":"2019-10-08T11:18:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:18:35","slug":"grant-20-vessels-right-to-gpha-mdu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/08\/grant-20-vessels-right-to-gpha-mdu\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant 20% Vessels Right To GPHA \u2013 MDU"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Daniel Owusu Koranteng (with microphone) addressing the media yesterday in Tema<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE
\nMARITIME and Dockworkers\u2019 Union (MDU) of Trade Union Congress (TUC) has expressed
\nworry about the huge revenue losses and the resultant job losses that would hit
\nthe country\u2019s maritime industry, if government allows Meridian Port Services
\n(MPS) to carry out the Terminal 3 concession agreement at the Tema Port.<\/p>\n

At
\na press conference, Monday in Tema, the MDU, led by its general secretary,
\nDaniel Owusu Koranteng, called on MPS to grant 20 per cent
\neligible vessel handling rights to the GPHA in order to keep its workers and
\navoid any job losses.<\/p>\n

According
\nto MDU, the request to have the 20 per cent vessel handling right was part of
\ninitial demands made by the GPHA at its negotiations with MPS. <\/p>\n

However,
\nthe MPS has maintained that if it granted GPHA the right to handle 20 per cent of
\neligible vessels, it risked losing its investment protection. The MPS has also argued
\nthat it got the concession agreement through a legal process which informed
\ntheir strong position not to grant the request to GPHA.<\/p>\n

Mr
\nOwusu Koranteng revealed: \u201cWe participated in the negotiation of MPS concession
\nagreement with the expectation of ensuring adequate revenue generation and job
\nretention for GPHA but MPS has turned the negotiation for the review of the Terminal
\n3 Concession agreement into a forum for the protection of the investment
\nagreement even if that would weaken GPHA\u2019s revenue generation capacity. This
\nwould lead to massive job losses for GPHA workers and other companies such as
\nACS, TCT etc.\u201d<\/p>\n

He
\nsaid the proposal being put across by MPS would not be able to generate revenue
\nfor GPHA, neither would it create jobs but rather, would convert GPHA from a
\nlandlord to a vulnerable entity that would survive on dole-outs from its tenant
\n\u2013 MPS.<\/p>\n

He
\nadditionally called on government to remedy the damage as soon as practicable
\nfollowing a report by a ministerial committee that investigated the matter.<\/p>\n

Alhaji Abdul Rahman Baidoo, National Chairman of the Maritime and Dockworkers Union, for his part, wants the negotiation process to be hastened for peace to prevail within the maritime environment as a result of so much uncertainty which has characterised the industry over the project.<\/p>\n

From Vincent Kubi, Tema <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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