The Ghana Navy has officially joined the Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Centre (V-RMTC) and Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN) to enhance information sharing amongst international maritime stakeholders and also to improve upon maritime threats faced within the Mediterranean Region.
The official signing ceremony for the Note of Accession for Ghana’s entry into the V-RMTC took place on Tuesday, 8 November 2022 onboard Italian Navy Ship (ITS) NAVE BORSINI, which was berthed at Tema Harbour.
The V-RMTC and T-RMN Community is a virtual network connecting Maritime Operation Centres of member Navies, which was launched by the Italian Navy at the 5th Venice Regional Seapower Symposium Edition in 2004, recording the common will and urge to improve the situational awareness of the maritime domain and merchant traffic in the Mediterranean Region. The community currently has the strength of thirty seven (37) member Navies worldwide where Ghana Navy has become its newest member.