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