….to handle oil export
By Kofi Ahovi
The government is contracting a consultant to undertake feasibility studies on the expansion of the Takoradi Port.
The expansion has become necessary due to the expected traffic at the port when the country starts extracting crude oil for export during the latter part of next year.
It is estimated that the expansion of the port would cost the nation about US$300 million. The expansion is schedule to start in the third quarter of next year.
Facilities to be provided include new berths for bulk cargoes like crude oil, two new container berths, three new multipurpose berths, breakwater extension, new and deeper turning basins, rehabilitation of port access roads, container and breakbulk storage facilities, equipment and floating craft, dredging of main wharf and other areas including the container and bulk cargo berths and the turning basin.
The Takoradi port under took similar expansion works about five years ago to handle the ever growing traffic.
The port currently has a covered storage area of 140,000m2 and an open storage area of 250,000m2.In addition; there are also private warehouses in the port area. Together the port has the capacity to store a variety of cargoes.
It has a container holding capacity of more than 5,000 twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU).
The maximum draft at the wharf is 10m whiles the maximum draft at the Buoys is 11m.The draft at the berths and buoys increase by one metre at high tide.
The port has 100 reefer points for storing refrigerated containers for frozen meat, fish, chicken and fruit.
Takoradi Port has adequate stock of cargo handling equipment like Forklifts Trucks, Tele-Trucks, Reach Stackers, Mobile Cranes, RoRo Tractors, and Rail Shunters for handling all types of cargo.
In addition to these equipment, the port has a wide range of water-crafts like Tugboats, Lighter Tugs, a water Barge and a Patrol Boat to support its operations.
The security network has further been improved with the installation of a closed - circuit television network in the port.
Higher levels of transit cargo in recent years have stretched the port’s capacity to its designed limits.
Takoradi Port is handling ever growing volumes of bagged cargo, breakbulk and containers while transit traffic has shown a huge increase. The port handled about 3.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2003 of which 2.4 million tonnes was exported, representing 72% of Ghana’s exports.
By Kofi Ahovi
The government is contracting a consultant to undertake feasibility studies on the expansion of the Takoradi Port.
The expansion has become necessary due to the expected traffic at the port when the country starts extracting crude oil for export during the latter part of next year.
It is estimated that the expansion of the port would cost the nation about US$300 million. The expansion is schedule to start in the third quarter of next year.
Facilities to be provided include new berths for bulk cargoes like crude oil, two new container berths, three new multipurpose berths, breakwater extension, new and deeper turning basins, rehabilitation of port access roads, container and breakbulk storage facilities, equipment and floating craft, dredging of main wharf and other areas including the container and bulk cargo berths and the turning basin.
The Takoradi port under took similar expansion works about five years ago to handle the ever growing traffic.
The port currently has a covered storage area of 140,000m2 and an open storage area of 250,000m2.In addition; there are also private warehouses in the port area. Together the port has the capacity to store a variety of cargoes.
It has a container holding capacity of more than 5,000 twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU).
The maximum draft at the wharf is 10m whiles the maximum draft at the Buoys is 11m.The draft at the berths and buoys increase by one metre at high tide.
The port has 100 reefer points for storing refrigerated containers for frozen meat, fish, chicken and fruit.
Takoradi Port has adequate stock of cargo handling equipment like Forklifts Trucks, Tele-Trucks, Reach Stackers, Mobile Cranes, RoRo Tractors, and Rail Shunters for handling all types of cargo.
In addition to these equipment, the port has a wide range of water-crafts like Tugboats, Lighter Tugs, a water Barge and a Patrol Boat to support its operations.
The security network has further been improved with the installation of a closed - circuit television network in the port.
Higher levels of transit cargo in recent years have stretched the port’s capacity to its designed limits.
Takoradi Port is handling ever growing volumes of bagged cargo, breakbulk and containers while transit traffic has shown a huge increase. The port handled about 3.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2003 of which 2.4 million tonnes was exported, representing 72% of Ghana’s exports.
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