Akufo-Addo commissions Dry Bulk Terminal and Atlantic Terminal Service at Takoradi Harbour

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo has this morning commissioned the Dry Bulk Terminal and the Atlantic Terminal Service (ATS) Container Terminal at the Takoradi Port.

The Dry Bulk Terminal (DBT) has been developed °al for the handling of manganese, clinker, bauxite, limestone, gypsum, quicklime, iron ore, alumina, coal, petroleum cokes, and fertilizer.

The Terminal has been designed to handle at least 30 million tons of Cargo per annum. The current set-up of equipment can deliver 20 million tons per annum. This is a significant increase over the existing throughput which has averaged 6.3 million tons per annum.

The project comprises of main terminal superstructure facilities, more than 110,000 square meters of pavement, over 3,000 meters of drains, 33-kiloVolts primary substation and electrical power systems, terminal lighting and water storage systems, crane rails for the main loading and unloading equipment and fully furnished operations office building with information technology (I.T.) backbone for the operations of the terminal.

The project has also provided fully automated conveyor systems for the main cargo groups i.e., bauxite, manganese, and clinker (to GHACEM), two modern ship loaders for the handling of export cargo (bauxite and manganese) and an eco-hopper for the imports.

Furthermore, the stockpile yards for manganese and bauxite are aligned to deliver their respective cargo into designated hopper bins for the materials to be transferred directly to vessels.

Manganese and bauxite stockpile areas can each hold at least 130,000 tons of cargo. Additionally, the design loading speed is 2,500 tons per hour, compared with the pre-project delivery of fewer than 400 tons per hour.

Significantly, Four (4) more eco-hoppers are expected in the next few months to complete the full set-up of the terminal. Ultimately, these eco-hoppers will be installed and fitted to significantly reduce (or completely remove) dusty emissions during cargo operations. The Project component being commissioned is worth USD 86 Million.