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Building, Community 1,
P.O. Box SC441, Tema
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PORT INFORMATION
TEMA, GHANA

ISPS
Port Information & Official Documents
Tema Berths Post Description
Berths Post Description
Draft & LOA Restrictions in the Port
Berths Post Description
Port View

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ISPS
Geographical positions: 5° 37‘ 55” North 0° 0‘ 42”East General Manager Abraham Mensah
Port Operations: Phone +233 202 019 894 /
Density: Tidal heights of 1.6 metres at
+233 572 717 493
MHWS and 1.3 metres at MLWS
Email [email protected]
and 0.7 metres at MLWN are
recorded twice daily. Water Port Emergency Response & Jimmy Nab Daisie
density 1.024 Support Fire/ Saftey Manager Phone +233 303 202 631 Ext. 3900
Fax: +233 303 204 136 /
Security level: 1
+233 244 884 402
Tema Port Database: http://www.ghanaports.gov.gh Email jimerdaisie@yahoo. com /
[email protected] /
Port Facility Security Harbour Master:
[email protected]
Officer (PSFO) Capt. Christian Yaboah -Asante
Phone +233 303 219120- Ext. 3507 Port Medical Emergency Head of Medical Service
Mobile +233 (0)244705486 Dr. Vitus Anaab-Bisi
/ 057 3518487 Phone +233 303 204 416 /
Email Cyeboah-ansante +233 303 202 653 /
@ghanaports.net +233 303 202 715
Deputy: Fax: +233 303 204 136
Lt. Co. Nana Antwi Awuah Darkwa
Ghana Police Service +233 303 203 850
Phone +233 303 219120 Ext. 3800
Mobile +233(0) 204999801 Ghana Customs Exces & +233 303 202 667
/+2339(0)577691038 Preventive Service
Email [email protected]
Ghana Immigration Service +233 303 202 552
Harbour Office:
GPHA P.O. Box 488, Eastern Naval Command +233 303 202 434
Tema Fax +233 303 204 136 (COMD. OPS. OFFR.)
Deputy fax: +233 204 136 233

PORT INFORMATION & OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

ANCHORAGE RADIO
There is good anchorage between 1.5 km to 4 km ENE to SW off The port maintains a 24 hour watch on VHF Channels 14 and 16
the main harbour entrance in depths of 9 metres to 18 metres with and any other convenient channel. This signal station can reach
good holding ground. The E area of the anchorage is most suitable vessels 140 km away. During harmattan conditions, vessels can
without additional swell reflected from the main breakwater. hear the signal 400 km from port. The Port of Tema is linked with
the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
APPROACH
TOWAGE
Harbour entrance is 240 metres wide with a depth of 12.5 metres.
A heavy swell may be encountered at 400 to 600 metres from Towage is compulsory within the harbour. The port authority
harbour entrance during the monsoon season from April to operates four tugs: two of 1,866 kW, one of 1,860 kW and one
September which causes vessels to roll heavily up to 40-80. For of 1,644 kW. All tugs are fitted with pumps and monitors for
this reason, deep draught vessels enter only at high tide to obtain fire fighting.
sufficient keel clearance.
STORAGE
ARRIVAL
Tema port has 77200m2 of paved area for the storage of
The port requires advance notice of 72 hours prior to estimated containers, steel products and other conventional cargo. The
time of arrival (ETA) – before 14.30 hours on Monday to Thursday closed storage area, which is about 25,049m2 (2.51 hectares),
and before 10.00 hours on Friday for weekend working. consists of six (6) sheds with a total storage capacity of 50,000
tonnes of cargo.
BUNKERS
WEATHER
Can be received at the wharf/berth by tracks. Kindly placed an
order and we will help with supply. Light to strong breezes from W and SW throughout the year except
from December- February when the NE harmattan dominates,
BUSINESS HOURS causing poor visibility. Dangerous winds are tornadoes from E
The port is open seven days a week, all year round, except on during May-July. There is a swell in the harbour, especially after
Christmas Day and Good Friday when ships are handled only in tornadoes which requires about 0.5 metres under the ship’s keel
emergency. Overtime rates apply on Saturdays, Sundays, public when lying alongside the wharves.
holidays and during lunch breaks. Main working hours are
07.30-12.30 hours GMT. Two or three shifts can be worked
at the request of the vessel.

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DOCUMENTS CHECK LIST FOR PORT FORMALITIES
DOCUMENTS AND NUMBER OF COPIES

Maritime Declaration of Health 2 Dangerous Cargo List 2

Vaccination Lists (Cholera and Yellow Fever Certificates) 2 Bonded Stores Lists 3
Crew List 6 Arms and Ammunition 3
Passenger List 6 Last Port Clearances 7
Ports of call list 6 Drugs/Narcotics (including sickbay drugs) Lists 2
Stowaways list 2 Animals Lists 2
Manifest 6 Mail/Parcels Lists 3
Tobacco, Spirits and Personal Effects 3 Nil Lists 3

TEMA BERTHS POST DESCRIPTION

BERTHS INSIDE THE PORT
Berth N° Berths Length (m) Draught (m) Other restrictions Observations
The terminal is Managed
by Meridian Port Services
1 Container terminal 299 11.2 For Containers vessel only
and the discharge is by
gantry crane
Max length of V/LS to
2 Container terminal 275 11.4
berths = 245 m
Max draft Spaces between bollards at Quay 1
of V/LS are approx. 30m. Spaces between
210 12
to berths bollards at Quay 2 extension are
=11.2 m generally variable.
Deeper Draft Vessels including
Vesels light up and move
3 containers and dry bulk and general 228 10.0 Deeper vessels
to other berth
cargo vessels

4 Container Ships 181 9.2

5 Fishing Vessel 183 8.5

6 Reefer & General Cargo Vessels 183 8.2

7 Bulk cargo 183 7.5

Tankers vessel carring alcohol and Priority to palm oil vessel Multipurpose berth / liquid
8 183 8.2
Oil palm and alcohol bulk
Fruit terminal (banana, pinepple,
9 183 8.2 Reefer cargo have priority Multipurpose berth
orange)
Multipurpose berth 10
Containers, bulk and bagged
10 183 8.2 Containers, bulk and bagged Multipurpose berth
and the cargos
and the Fetilizer berth

11 Mineral berth (Clinker, bulk carrier) 183 8 Mineral discharge berth

Navy vessel and reefer Newly constructed berth

12 Multipurpose berth 220 8.2
vessel berth bulk terminal
Newly constructed berth
13 Multipurpose berth 220 8.2 Ro-Ro vessel berth
bulk terminal
Newly constructed berth
14 Bulk Cargo, Bagged cargo 220 8 Bulk Cement berth
bulk terminal
Reefer vessel, small tanker, Newly constructed berth
15 Multipurpose berth 220 8
multipurpose vessel bulk terminal
Newly constructed berth
16 Multipurpose berth 75 8 Small vessel berth
bulk terminal

Valco berth Private berth (Valco berth) 175 9.6 Alluminium products

Cargo : butane / jet 1A /

Oil berth Tankers Max 244 9.6
gas oil / crude oil / LPG

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BIRTHS OUTSIDE THE PORT - OFFSHORE TERMINAL
Size
Description LOA (m) Beam (m) Draft (m)
(d.w. tonnes)

Approximately 3.2 n.m. offshore Position; Lat.

CALM 05° 37.75 N Long. 000°04.56 E in water Depth
± 60,000 –
(SPM) For 25.0 m (LAT) to 27.0m. (HAT), connected to the 204 – 274 50.0 20.0
155,000
Crude Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) tank farm by a36 in.
diameter, 3.2 n.m. subsea pipeline.

Approximately 2.7 n.m. offshore with the PLEM,

CBM (ABB) located in Position, Lat. 05° 37.92N, Long.
20,000 –
For 000° 04.20 E, connected to the tank farm by a 155 – 203 22.0 – 32.2 12.2
50,000
Products 2.1 n.m. × 18 in. diameter subsea pipeline
in water depth 18.0–20.0 m.

BERTHS POST DESCRIPTION

GHANA STS ZONE
Description

STS rendezvous position (zone) at Tema, have following coordinate

Position (A) LAT 05O 29’’.00N

LONG 000O 04’.00E

Position (B) LAT 05O 32’’.00 N

LONG 000O 09’.00E

Position (C) LAT 05O 30’’.00 N

LONG 000O 11’.00E

Position (D) LAT 05O 27’’.00 N

LONG 000O 06’.00E

Oil & Marine Agencies (OMA Ghana) is Managers of the STS Zone

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DRAFT & LOA RESTRICTIONS IN THE PORT
NOTES
1. NA = Not Available (Jetty under construction)
2. Max. LOA for Berths 1 & 2 shall be up yo 265m
3. Max. LOA for Berths 3 & 4 shall be up to 260m
4. Max. LOA for Berths 9, 10 and 11 shall be up to 240m

BERTHS POST DESCRIPTION

FISHING PORT

The Fishing Harbour comprises the Inner Fishing Harbour, the Canoe
Basin, and the Outer Fishing Harbour. Details indicated below:

Inner Fishing Harbour Outer Fishing Harbour

Mooring facility of total quay length of 467 metres Total Quay length of 486 metres
(caters for 8 vessels of 54 metres length overall)
Capacity to accommodate Tuna vessels and Deep Sea Fish carriers.
Finger Jetty approximately 60metres long
Depth ranges of 5.0 - 7.0 metres (Chart Datum)
Lay-by jetty of 155 metres
Lay-by mooring wharf opposite the main quay
Net-mending/Lay by wharf of 100 metres
Protective water area of approx. 12.5 hectares
Protective water area of approx. 10.0 hectares
Entrance is 122 metres wide
Depth ranges between 3.5- 4.0 metres (Chart Datum)

Entrance is 63 metres wide

Berth N° Length (m) Depth (m) Berth N° Length (m) Depth (m)

1 58 3.3 1 61 4.7

2 55 3.6 2 73 4.9

3 52 5.2 3 73 5.6

4 73 4.6 4 76 4.8

5 73 4.4 5 107 6.1

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PORT OF TEMA MAP

We are TRACE, ISO 9001:2015 (QMS), ISO 18001:2007

(OHSAS), AND 14001:2015 (EMS) certified

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