diff --git a/src/programs/ectrans-benchmark.F90 b/src/programs/ectrans-benchmark.F90
index f9a12a8b..a939e9ae 100644
--- a/src/programs/ectrans-benchmark.F90
+++ b/src/programs/ectrans-benchmark.F90
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ program ectrans_benchmark
 
 integer(kind=jpim) :: ierr
 
+real(kind=jprb), allocatable :: global_field(:,:)
+
 !===================================================================================================
 
 #include "setup_trans0.h"
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ program ectrans_benchmark
 #include "inv_trans.h"
 #include "dir_trans.h"
 #include "trans_inq.h"
+#include "gath_grid.h"
 #include "specnorm.h"
 #include "abor1.intfb.h"
 #include "gstats_setup.intfb.h"
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ program ectrans_benchmark
 if (verbosity >= 0 .and. myproc == 1) then
   write(nout,'(" ")')
   write(nout,'(a,i0,a,f9.2,a)') "ectrans_benchmark initialisation, on ",nproc,&
-                                & " tasks, took",ztinit," sec"
+                                & " tasks, took ",ztinit," sec"
   write(nout,'(" ")')
 endif
 
@@ -652,12 +655,17 @@ program ectrans_benchmark
   ! While in grid point space, dump the values to disk, for debugging only
   !=================================================================================================
 
-  if (ldump_values) then
-    ! dump a field to a binary file
-    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, ngpblks, zgp2(:,1,:),         'S', noutdump)
-    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, ngpblks, zgpuv(:,nflevg,1,:), 'U', noutdump)
-    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, ngpblks, zgpuv(:,nflevg,2,:), 'V', noutdump)
-    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, ngpblks, zgp3a(:,nflevg,1,:), 'T', noutdump)
+  if (ldump_values .and. mod(jstep,10) == 1) then
+    if (myproc == 1) then
+      allocate(global_field(ngptotg,1))
+    endif
+    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, global_field, zgp2(:,1:1,:), 's', noutdump)
+    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, global_field, zgpuv(:,nflevg:nflevg,1,:), 'u', noutdump)
+    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, global_field, zgpuv(:,nflevg:nflevg,2,:), 'v', noutdump)
+    call dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, global_field, zgp3a(:,nflevg:nflevg,1,:), 't', noutdump)
+    if (myproc == 1) then
+      deallocate(global_field)
+    endif
   endif
 
   !=================================================================================================
@@ -1087,7 +1095,7 @@ subroutine get_command_line_arguments(nsmax, cgrid, iters, iters_warmup, nfld, n
   character(len=128) :: carg          ! Storage variable for command line arguments
   integer            :: iarg = 1      ! Argument index
 
-#ifdef ACCGPU
+#ifdef _OPENACC
   !$acc init
 #endif
 
@@ -1349,27 +1357,32 @@ end subroutine initialize_2d_spectral_field
 
 !===================================================================================================
 
-subroutine dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, ngpblks, fld, fldchar, noutdump)
+subroutine dump_gridpoint_field(jstep, myproc, nproma, gfld, fld, fldchar, noutdump)
 
   ! Dump a 2d field to a binary file.
 
   integer(kind=jpim), intent(in) :: jstep ! Time step, used for naming file
   integer(kind=jpim), intent(in) :: myproc ! MPI rank, used for naming file
   integer(kind=jpim), intent(in) :: nproma ! Size of nproma
-  integer(kind=jpim), intent(in) :: ngpblks ! Number of nproma blocks
-  real(kind=jprb)   , intent(in) :: fld(nproma,ngpblks) ! 2D field
+  real(kind=jprb)   , intent(inout) :: gfld(:,:) ! 2d global field
+  real(kind=jprb)   , intent(in) :: fld(:,:,:) ! 3d local field
   character         , intent(in) :: fldchar ! Single character field identifier
   integer(kind=jpim), intent(in) :: noutdump ! Tnit number for output file
 
-  character(len=14) :: filename = "x.xxx.xxxx.dat"
-
-  write(filename(1:1),'(a1)') fldchar
-  write(filename(3:5),'(i3.3)') jstep
-  write(filename(7:10),'(i4.4)') myproc
+  character(len=10) :: filename = "x.xxxx.dat"
 
-  open(noutdump, file=filename, form="unformatted")
-  write(noutdump) reshape(fld, (/ nproma*ngpblks /))
-  close(noutdump)
+  if (myproc == 1) then
+    write(filename(1:1),'(a1)') fldchar
+    write(filename(3:6),'(i4.4)') jstep
+    open(noutdump,file=filename,form='unformatted')
+  endif
+  do ilev=1,size(fld,2)
+    call gath_grid(gfld(:,:),nproma,1,(/1/),1,fld(:,ilev:ilev,:))
+    if (myproc == 1) write(unit=noutdump) gfld(:,1)
+  enddo
+  if (myproc == 1) then
+    close(noutdump)
+  endif
 
 end subroutine dump_gridpoint_field
 
diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/algor/hicblas_gemm.hip.cpp b/src/trans/gpu/algor/hicblas_gemm.hip.cpp
index 73d3100f..2f228aa3 100644
--- a/src/trans/gpu/algor/hicblas_gemm.hip.cpp
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/algor/hicblas_gemm.hip.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void hipblas_dgemm_wrapper(char transa, char transb, int m, int n, int k,
     op_t2 = HIPBLAS_OP_T;
 
   if (!hip_alreadyAllocated_dgemm_handle) {
-    hipblasCreate(&handle_hip_dgemm);
+    HICBLAS_CHECK(hipblasCreate(&handle_hip_dgemm));
     hip_alreadyAllocated_dgemm_handle = true;
   }
   hipblasHandle_t handle = get_hipblas_handle();
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void hipblas_sgemm_wrapper(char transa, char transb, int m, int n, int k,
     op_t2 = HIPBLAS_OP_T;
 
   if (!hip_alreadyAllocated_sgemm_handle) {
-    hipblasCreate(&handle_hip_sgemm);
+    HICBLAS_CHECK(hipblasCreate(&handle_hip_sgemm));
     hip_alreadyAllocated_sgemm_handle = true;
   }
   HICBLAS_CHECK(hipblasSgemmStridedBatched(