Tema, Ghana’s busiest port needs the space for commercial shipping Ghana's port authority appeared in Accra's commercial court following an October 19 filing asking for the ARA Libertad to be moved to an
anchorage, saying the three-masted tall ship was harming commercial
activity.Tema is Ghana's largest port and sees major traffic from commercial vessels.“There is congestion at the port and commercial activities are
virtually coming to a standstill,” a lawyer for the authority, Asare
Darko was quoted by the local media.“The situation is getting more and more chaotic. You can't put a
military vessel in the midst of commercial vessels. As at yesterday, we
could count about 20 vessels waiting to berth.”A lawyer representing Argentina's government, Kizito Beyuo, told the
court Buenos Aires would oppose the request and asked for an adjournment until November 1, which was granted.NML Capital Limited, whose court claims led to the detention of the
ship, will not oppose the request to move the frigate to anchorage,
according to its lawyer Ace Ankomah.More than 280 sailors -- most of them Argentines -- who had been
stuck in Ghana for more than three weeks since the court detained their
ship flew out aboard a chartered flight on Wednesday.The group also included naval cadets from Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.Argentina was forced to organise the evacuation after an Accra court
upheld an order secured by NML, a Cayman Islands investment firm, which
said it is owed 370 million by Argentina.NML, a subsidiary of New York-based Elliott Capital Management,
bought Argentine bonds at a discount when the country's economy was in
freefall in 2000. Buenos Aires later defaulted.Argentina has rescheduled and refinanced much of its debt, but bonds
held by speculative funds are among its unsettled business.
NAVY NEWS
26 October 2012 - 12:11
Ghana port authorities want ARA Libertad moved to anchorage; Argentina refuses
Ghana's port authority asked ARA Libertad to be moved to an anchorage, saying the three-masted tall ship was harming commercial activity.
NAVY NEWS
26 October 2012 - 12:11
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