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The Group CEO said there is no doubt about the tremendous importance the Tema Port expansion would bring to Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will strengthen the economy and boost employment, and it will allow the country to export and import larger quantities of goods which is very important for securing growth in a country like Ghana. So the port project itself is very important. Together with our partners, we also have a principle agreement with the government to expand the road from Tema to Accra which will massively improve the infrastructure and logistic efficiency between the Port and the main city. This comes on top of the $1.5billion dollars project so all in all, it is a massive project that will really improve the logistic efficiency of the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nils S. Andersen on 25-years partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n Nils S. Andersen described Maersk Line\u2019s 25-year-partnership with Ghana as a very positive and productive one; hence the company\u2019s decision to invest more in the country. Maersk, with its headquarters in Denmark, commenced operations as far back as 1904.<\/p>\n \u201cGhana is important to the Maersk Group. Ghana represents 5 percent of Maersk Line\u2019s business in Africa which is quite a lot and it\u2019s a country where we want to invest more.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the reason for his to Ghana is to strengthen the 25-year tie with the country and the Maersk Group.<\/p>\n \u201cThe specific reason for my visit is to celebrate the 25-years anniversary. During this period we have developed a number of partnerships in the country, and we found it to be a good opportunity to come and celebrate that and look into the future,\u201d he averred.<\/p>\n Plans for more offshore oil and gas service activities<\/strong><\/p>\n Nils Andersen revealed that the Maersk Group has a very large drill ship working offshore on the oil fields of ENI, describing the operations which started last year as ahead of schedule and steadily progressing.<\/p>\n He said the Group would like to offer more offshore equipment and offshore services. In connection with port activities, Nils Andersen said \u201cwe also like to offer the services of the largest tugboat operator in the world, Svitzer, which is also part of the Maersk Group. So Ghana is one of the countries in the world where we really try to get as many businesses as possible, in order to make sure that we service all parts of the economy,\u201d says the CEO who heads the Maersk Group with a workforce of over 88,000 employees.<\/p>\n Maersk Group lauds Ghana\u2019s open economy<\/strong><\/p>\n According to him, \u00a0Ghana’s open economy has been extremely beneficial to both citizens and expatriates made possible by its well-functioning democracy.<\/p>\n He commended Ghana for embracing Public\/Private Concession at the Tema port more than a decade ago, which has led to the opening of a modern container terminal MPS in 2007.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026Since then, container volumes have almost tripled in terms of trade in and out of the country. So I think Ghana has embraced globalization very well, and I think Ghana is doing very well within these sectors\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n \u201cOur shipping lines Maersk Line and Safmarine handle about 1\/3 of all the export cargo out of Ghana, and we are the largest carrier of an important product out of Ghana which is cocoa beans, so we are proud to be part of the process, because we are serving the needs of the country,\u201d Nils S. Andersen observed. Maersk Group, a worldwide conglomerate that operates in some 130 countries, involved in a wide range of activities in the shipping, logistics, and the oil and gas industries, says it is committed to a long-term partnership with Ghana, and will thus boost its investments in the country. In his second visit to Ghana in less […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":198402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Maersk](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Maersk.-2jpg.jpg\")
\n\u201cThere are a number of good oil companies operating in Ghana and we have very good drilling exploration platforms as well as supply vessels available for servicing so we are looking at further opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nBy: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"