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Takoradi

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Takoradi (GHTKD) is a sea port in Ghana. What follows is what an exporter checks before booking: how the port handles cargo, what it requires on arrival, and who works there.

4.8833° N, 1.7333° W Open in OpenStreetMap

Agri-food handling

First port of entry
Yes
Quarantine and pratique
Yes
Container handling
Yes
Ro-ro handling
Yes

Port facts

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
16 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Maximum vessel length
225 m
Maximum vessel beam
36.5 m
Maximum vessel draft
13.3 m
Pilotage
Compulsory
Tugs
Yes
Cranes
fixed, mobile
Repairs
Limited
Dry dock
Small
Rail connection
Yes
Supplies
provisions, potable water, fuel oil

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150). A row is absent where the dataset records nothing for this port.