By sinotrackhowo.com — April 13, 2026
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) commissioned 15 brand-new Sinotruk HOWO trucks into active service at the Port of Tema in a ceremony attended by senior officials from GPHA, Ecobank Ghana, and Zonda Tec Ghana Limited. The fleet consists of 12 units rated at 430 horsepower and 3 units rated at 400 horsepower, each paired with a 60-ton flatbed trailer designed for heavy container handling and internal cargo transfer within the port enclave. [Source: Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority official release; MyJoyOnline, May 2025]
The trucks were sourced through Zonda Tec Ghana Limited, the Tema-based authorised Sinotruk distributor that also operates Ghana's only locally based Sinotruk assembly plant. Qingdao Alston Motors Co., Ltd., a factory-direct exporter of new Sinotruk HOWO trucks, supplies the same HOWO platform — including flatbed and tractor configurations — to ports and logistics operators across West Africa.
The 15-unit batch is the first of two tranches making up a 30-truck second-quarter procurement. Tema Port Director Mr. Tebon Zuma confirmed a second delivery of 15 units was scheduled within three weeks of the commissioning. He further disclosed that GPHA planned to take delivery of a total of 100 trucks and more than a dozen reach stackers within the year as part of a sustained modernisation programme. [Source: MyJoyOnline, May 2025]
The scale of the procurement signals growing state-level confidence in the HOWO platform for port and logistics applications. Tema Port is West Africa's second-busiest container port and a key gateway for landlocked countries including Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.
GPHA Director General Brigadier-General Paul Seidu Tanye-Kulono described the procurement as central to the authority's modernisation agenda, stating the trucks would improve cargo handling capacity and help maintain Tema Port's position as a leading maritime hub in West Africa. Port Director Tebon Zuma highlighted that the trucks meet international safety and emissions standards, noting they would handle container movements, cargo transfers, and internal haulage — operations he described as critical to port productivity. He also committed GPHA to continuous staff training to maintain the new fleet at the highest professional standards.
Ghana has emerged as one of Sinotruk's most active African markets. FET Auto, Sinotruk's primary West African distributor, supplies nearly 1,000 HOWO units annually in Ghana alone, serving mines, ports, construction sites, and logistics operators across the country. The GPHA fleet expansion adds a significant state-owned operator to that base and reinforces the brand's dominance in both private and public-sector haulage.
Zonda Tec Ghana's assembly plant at Golf City in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, inaugurated in phases with presidential backing, has annual production capacity of over 3,000 vehicles — the largest Sinotruk assembly footprint in West Africa. For fleet operators requiring factory-fresh HOWO units with full documentation and competitive CIF Tema pricing, Qingdao Alston Motors Co., Ltd. provides direct-from-manufacturer supply across the HOWO NX, HOWO TX, and HOWO A7 product lines.
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