Expansion Study
for the
Port of Takoradi, Ghana

Client Halcrow (now CH2M HILL) 22 Cortland Street, 33rd Fl New York, New York 10007

for

USTDA 1000 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209

Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority PO Box 150 Tema, Ghana

Completion Date

February, 2009

Ghana Bauxite Export Facilities

Project Description

Takoradi Port has relatively shallow water depths at the inner harbor. A pier that handles clinker and bauxite is suitable only for self-propelled barges, so these products must be re-handled at a ship mooring location. To improve the efficiency of the port and reduce ocean freight costs, Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority engaged Halcrow via a USTDA grant to investigate port improvements. Energy Associates assisted Halcrow on the dry bulk handling facilities. For:

1. Ghana Bauxite Company, which operates a bauxite export terminal,

2. Ghacem, Ltd., which operates a cement plant, and

3. Ghana Manganese Company, which operates a manganese export terminal.

Ghacem’s Cement Plant

Ghana Manganese Dock

These facilities were examined to gain an understanding of the operating requirements and issues for each facility to assess how they might benefit from improvements and expansion plans being considered by Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. A variety of expansion schemes were considered to evaluate the long-term improvements and the need for the additional/larger storage requirements that Panamax vessels would require.