ABSTRACT
The study made use of a descriptive cross sectional survey approach. The research
approach involves the use of questionnaires to obtain quantitative data. The target
population for the research consisted of workforce comprising management, employees ,
and customers of MPS container terminal. Consequently, six (6) technical/operations
managers were randomly selected from a population of eight (8) managers. Also, a
sample of seventy (70) respondents was randomly selected from a population of one
hundred and eighty (180) operations and technical staff. Likewise from a population of
three hundred (300) customers of the MPS container terminal, a sample of eighty (80)
was selected. In processing the data, statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was
made use of. The study revealed that the equipments being used at MPS include; Reach
stackers,, Rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) Ship-Shore Gantry (STS), Empty Handlers,
Computers and LXE Trucks. Also, the challenges facing MPS in the delivery and
handling of containers include, clerks who are not properly trained to direct the operator
and twist lock not accurately fixed on trucks making landing of containers difficult. There
is no maintenance culture which has led to the equipment not properly being maintained.
Limited equipment to handle and deliver, power outages and high electricity bill were
some of the challenges identified by the study. The study recommended that MPS should
develop the maintenance culture of regularly servicing the handling and delivery
equipment in order to make them last longer and also new handling and delivery
equipment must be acquired to augment the ones already in use so as to serve the
customer better and to make workers comfortable to use.
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OWUSU-ANSAH, EDWIN "UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CHALLENGES FACING MERIDIAN PORTS SERVICES (MPS) IN THE HANDLING AND DELIVERY OF CONTAINERS TO CUSTOMERS ON THE MPS TERMINAL, THE CASE AT THE TEMA PORT" Afribary. Afribary, 30 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/university-of-ghana-challenges-facing-meridian-ports-services-mps-in-the-handling-and-delivery-of-containers-to-customers-on-the-mps-terminal-the-case-at-the-tema-port. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
OWUSU-ANSAH, EDWIN . "UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CHALLENGES FACING MERIDIAN PORTS SERVICES (MPS) IN THE HANDLING AND DELIVERY OF CONTAINERS TO CUSTOMERS ON THE MPS TERMINAL, THE CASE AT THE TEMA PORT". Afribary, Afribary, 30 Mar. 2021. Web. 27 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/university-of-ghana-challenges-facing-meridian-ports-services-mps-in-the-handling-and-delivery-of-containers-to-customers-on-the-mps-terminal-the-case-at-the-tema-port >.
OWUSU-ANSAH, EDWIN . "UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CHALLENGES FACING MERIDIAN PORTS SERVICES (MPS) IN THE HANDLING AND DELIVERY OF CONTAINERS TO CUSTOMERS ON THE MPS TERMINAL, THE CASE AT THE TEMA PORT" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 27, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/university-of-ghana-challenges-facing-meridian-ports-services-mps-in-the-handling-and-delivery-of-containers-to-customers-on-the-mps-terminal-the-case-at-the-tema-port