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Tema port map
Tema port facilities
Takoradi port map
Takoradi port facilities
> Tema port map
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Map reference number and Description
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Length (m)
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Draught (m)
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| Main port |
|
|
|
1
|
Containers (Berths 1, 2) |
400
|
11.5
|
|
2
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Containers + Roro (Berth 2N) |
200
|
11.5
|
|
3
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All cargo (Berth 3) |
200
|
10
|
|
3
|
General and bagged cargo (Berths 4, 5) |
183
|
9
|
|
4
|
All cargo / Sheanuts (Berth 6) |
183
|
8
|
|
3
|
General and bagged cargo (Berths 7, 9, 10, 11) |
183
|
8
|
|
5
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All cargo / palm oil, tallow (Berth 8) |
183
|
8
|
|
6
|
Clinker (Berth 12) |
183
|
8
|
|
|
Private berth for Valco |
175
|
9.6
|
| |
TOR Terminal (Tanker vessels) |
244
(can manage with 9.8 on high water)
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9.6
|
| |
CBM (Tanker vessels) |
203
|
12.2
|
| |
SPM (Tanker vessels) |
No restriction
|
No restriction
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| Inner fishing harbour |
|
|
| |
Berth 1 |
58
|
3.30
|
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Berth 2 |
55
|
3.60
|
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Berth 3 |
52
|
5.20
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| |
Berth 4 |
73
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4.60
|
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Berth 5 |
73
|
4.40
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Maximum permissible draft for general cargo vessels is 9.80 m. Basis High tide to berths 3. Therefore, it is compulsory before sending a vessel to Tema with an expected arrival draft exceeding 10 m to approach the agency in Tema for confirmation / Tankers arrivals and sailings are between 06.00 and 18.00 hours GMT / Bottom of harbour consists of sand and mud with frequent hard rocky ground / Water density : 1.025 / ISPS : Level 1 / Weather : May to July : rainy season. August to September : small rains. December to March : dry NE Hartmattan with poor visibility (300m/400m). Winds from W and SW all year except December to March, when there is Harmattan. Dangerous winds are line squalls from E, January to July, swell in the harbour / Private stevedoring.
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> Tema port facilities
>> Storage capacities
| Bonded warehouses |
12,000 sqm
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| Container storage area |
150,000 sqm
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| General cargo storage yard |
15,000 sqm
|
| Plugs for reefer containers |
400
|
>> Stevedoring equipment
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Quantity
|
Capacity
|
| Gantry cranes |
3
|
50 T
|
| Tugs |
4
|
1320 - 2200 hp
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| Multi purpose cranes |
2
|
35 T
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>> Other facilities
| |
Yes/No
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| Bunkering |
yes
|
| Water |
yes
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| Slops |
yes
|
| Shipchandler |
yes
|
| Shipyard |
no
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> Takoradi port map
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Map reference number and Description
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Length (m)
|
Draught (m)
|
|
1
|
Wharves - general cargo (2, 4) |
190
|
9.0
|
|
2
|
Wharves - Roro - general cargo (5, 6) |
225
|
10.0
|
|
3
|
Buoys : |
|
|
| |
1 |
195 (ship max. 180)
|
10.3
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| |
3 |
203 (ship max. 185)
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11.0
|
| |
6 |
203 (ship max. 150)
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8.4
|
| |
7 |
150 (ship max. 120)
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7.0
|
| |
9 |
92
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5.5
|
|
4
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Oil berth |
120
|
8.4
|
|
5
|
Bauxite berth |
170
|
9.3 (high water)
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|
6
|
Manganese berth
|
157
|
8.6 (high water)
|
|
7
|
Clinker jetty |
137.3
|
7
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Vessels of draft 11m have to wait for high tide before passing the entrance to the port./ Water density: 1,025 / ISPS : Level 1 / Weather : Generally calm but occasional easterly squalls from April to June / Private stevedoring.
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> Takoradi port facilities
>> Storage capacities
| Bonded warehouses / Transit sheds |
72,000 sqm
|
| General cargo area |
277,000 sqm
|
| Plugs for reefer containers |
100
|
There is no special facility for transit or general cargo because it is a general purpose port. It depends on the volume of cargo available at a given time, space is created at a given time depending on the type of cargo so the 277,000 sqm is applicable to all types of cargo.
>> Stevedoring equipment
| |
Quantity
|
Capacity
|
| Gantry crane |
NIL
|
|
| Mobile crane |
1
|
200 T
|
| Tugs |
2
|
1,250 HP each
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>> Other facilities
| |
Yes/No
|
| Bunkering |
yes
|
| Water |
yes
|
| Slops |
yes
|
| Shipchandler |
yes
|
| Shipyard |
no
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