Michael Luguje

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Vice-President, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)

Director General

MR. MICHAEL A. LUGUJE holds a Master of Science degree in Maritime Affairs (Port Management) from the World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden, and an EMBA in Project and Strategic Management (PGSM, France). He is a Ghanaian Port Management Specialist, with extensive international experience in the ports and maritime transport sector.

Mr. Luguje was appointed Director-General of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) in July 2018. Prior to his appointment, he served in various other international local positions including Secretary-General - Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA); Executive Secretary - Pan African Association of Port Cooperation (PAPC); Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa, International Maritime Organization (IMO). At GPHA where he started his career in 1999, he served as Human Resource Officer, Senior Public Relations/Marketing Officer, Principal Planning Officer, and Planning Manager/Special Assistant to the Director-General. In his field of expertise, he has consulted for a number of local and international organizations. 

Sessions With Michael Luguje

Thursday, 2 November

  • 09:45am - 10:30am (GST) / 02/nov/2023 05:45 am - 02/nov/2023 06:30 am

    Panel: New Business Models and Governance Configurations for Port Authorities

    The World Bank is in the process of reforming its well-known Port Reform Toolkit, which has been used by countries and their ports to establish what is now seen as the standard private-public concessioning model of a landlord port. Since then, energy transition, accelerated digitalization and the need for greater resilience to shocks as well as port community demands for port authorities to act as community builders challenge that model. In this session delegates will get an insight into the new World Bank Port Reform Toolkit in the making and how this will support future-proof port governance in practice.

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