The Metropolis of Philadelphia is pursuing strategic partnerships with stakeholders in Ghana’s logistics sector to advertise worldwide commerce, provide chain networks, and agro-processing.
This effort is targeted on leveraging Philadelphia’s glorious port infrastructure to streamline exports and join West African markets to america by way of Philadelphia on the East Coast.
Philadelphia metropolis officers proposed this strategic partnership through the first U.S.-Ghana Logistics Enterprise Roundtable held on Thursday, April 4.th June 2026 at Accra Metropolis Lodge, Accra. The occasion was hosted by the U.S.-Ghana Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Bethel Logistics Firm Restricted (BethLOG) and was attended by all key stakeholders in Ghana’s logistics sector.
Karen Fegely, appearing Commerce Commissioner for the Metropolis of Philadelphia, led the Division of Commerce, overseeing enterprise progress, financial improvement efforts, and help providers, and led a crew from throughout america that included personal companies and enterprise house owners in Pennsylvania. She emphasised Philadelphia’s dedication to selling inclusive commerce and neighborhood financial improvement.
“The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) goals to broaden maritime logistics by establishing direct provide chain hyperlinks with Ghana. PhilaPort is an unbiased company in Pennsylvania that’s chargeable for the administration, upkeep, advertising and marketing, and promotion of port amenities alongside Pennsylvania’s Delaware River and strategic planning for the complete port space. We’re assured that the Roundtable will provoke nice cooperation to broaden worldwide commerce between Ghana and america. PhilaPort has a number of benefits in comparison with different U.S. ports,” she added.
In the meantime, U.S.-Ghana Chamber of Commerce President Florence Pawson-Hart outlined Ghana’s efforts to construct a vibrant, inclusive and investor-friendly economic system, noting reforms aimed toward rising personal sector participation and attracting sustainable funding.
He indicated that the U.S.-Ghana Chamber of Commerce will proceed to strengthen the financial relationship between the U.S. and Ghana by selling funding, commerce, and strategic partnerships throughout key progress areas.
Dr. Kofi Anor Adu, Chief Government Officer of Bethel Logistics Firm Restricted, mentioned the roundtable was aimed toward sharing vital insights concerning the logistics sector in Ghana with the US crew and gaining a deeper understanding of the operations of the logistics sector in Ghana.
Moreover, it was to discover artistic and modern options to among the challenges going through Ghana, and to successfully collaborate with friends in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation to discover methods to rework fragmented provide chains into synchronized and agile networks, pooling assets, aligning objectives, lowering expensive inefficiencies, shortening supply occasions, and opening the door to true end-to-end innovation.
He additional expressed his gratitude to the U.S.-Ghana Chamber of Commerce for collaborating with Bethel Logistics to host such a related roundtable, members of the U.S. delegation for taking part, and Ghanaian trade stakeholders for making the occasion a hit. The roundtable concluded with a go to to Tema Port, Ghana’s largest and most vital port, coordinated by the Ghana Ports Authority (GPHA).
