Port of Tema

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Transnet was awarded a 25 year concession to run the port of Tema by the National Ports Authority (NPA) of Ghana in February 2003. Transet was to operate the port through its daughter company of Portcon in conjunction with local partners. Tema city and port lied in southeastern Ghana along the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean), 18 miles (29 km) east of Accra. Opened formally in 1962, Tema's harbor enclosed 410 acres (166 hectares) of sea and was Africa's largest man-made harbor. There were 3 miles (5 km) of breakwaters, 12 deepwater berths, an oil-tanker berth, and a dockyard, warehouses, and transit sheds. The port's container yard was capable of holding over 8,000 TEU. The Port of Tema was also a traffic junction, where goods were transshipped and transit cargo destined for the hinterlands/landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were handled. Beginning in 2002, the Port of Tema increased its shipping throughput as neighboring countries began to use the port in lieu of the Abidjan port in Cote d'Ivoire (armed conflict in Cote d'Ivoire in 2002 caused the shift). Throughput increased to 855,093 tons in 2003. No info available about the value of concession. Capacity: 15 million cubic meter - Siret Dinc http://www.comazar.com/camrail.htm None