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The African Transportation Convos Jonas Aryee
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The New York Times reported in May 2015 the results from a large social mobility study out of Harvard that found that access to good, reliable transportation is a huge factor in determining economic mobility. In a large, continuing study of upward mobility based at Harvard, commuting time has emerged as the single strongest factor in the odds of escaping poverty. The longer an average commute in a given county, the worse the chances of low-income families there moving up the ladder. The report points to a similar conclusion from New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation, focusing on New York (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/upshot/transpor...
The most evident results of the lack of adequate and appropriate transportation are the high post-harvest losses on farms, the high mortality rate of pregnant women and children due to lack of access to health facilities and the high rate of accidents killing productive labour force year in year out.
My name is Jonas Aryee. I am a transport economist, lecturer, and advocate for sustainable transportation. I have been part of transport working groups at the Ministry of Transport in Ghana and worked as a consultant on the Trans African Highway in Liberia. My podcast, the African Transportation Convos, is one way that I advocate for good transportation systems in Africa to lift the populace from poverty. Your support will make this passion of mine a priority above my other responsibilities but most importantly push this initiative a notch higher by engaging decision-makers and influencers who can make a change.
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Inserting Africa into Global Supply Chains (Repost)
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.
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Voices of Ghanaian Shipping Practitioners on Ghana’s Proposed Maritime Cabotage Bill
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.
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May 2021 Maritime Review: Inserting Africa into Global Shipping Networks
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.
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April 2021 Maritime News Review
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
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March 2021 Maritime News Review
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 -
Reported Irregularities by France's Bollore in Port Concession Deal in the Port of Tema, 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.