Port of Tema (GHTEM), Tema, Ghana

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Tema

Local Port Name
:

Port of Tema

Port Authority
:

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

Port Code
:

GHTEM

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

5° 37' 0" N

Longitude
:

0° 0' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

Yes

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Medium

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Small

Shelter
:

Fair

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area
:

---

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

Yes

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

Yes

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Cargo Pier
:

21 - 25 feet, 6.4 - 7.6 meters

Mean Tide
:

2 feet

Anchorage
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Oil Terminal
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

---

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

---

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

Yes

Contact Details
Address
:

PO Box 488 Tema Ghana

Fax
:

233 22 204136

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

atorkornoo@ghanaports.net

Website
:

www.ghanaports.gov.gh

Phone
:

233 22 204385

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

---

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

Yes

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

Yes

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

Yes

Navigation Equipment
:

Yes

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

Yes

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

Yes

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Moderate

Marine Railroad Size
:

Medium

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

Small

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

Yes

Shipping Lines Served

Maersk
CMA CGM
Cosco
Hapag Lloyd
OOCL
ONE Line
Star Shipping
SCI
Zim
Sealand
PIL
MSC
IRISL
ANL
Transworld GLS
Sea Hawk Lines
Volta
Sitara Shipping
Hub & Links Logistics
CNC Line