President Mills, thanked by Board Chairman of GPHA, Alhaji Sumani (right) and Western Regional Minister Evans Aidoo, cutting the tape to inaugurate the slipway.
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17th December, 2010
Dry Dock Slipway Built At Takoradi Harbour
A $14.3 million Slipway and dry-dock to boost business activities at the Takoradi Harbour, was inaugurated by President John E. A. Mills on Wednesday.
A slipway is a Slipping track leading to water on which ships are built or pulled up out of water for repairs.
The project, among others, involved the rehabilitation of the Upper and Lower cradles of the Slipway to enable it to carry between 250 and 350 tonnes of crafts ships with the dry dock expanded to 55 metres in length and an extra 3.5 metres in width.
The facilities are to service the operations on the Jubilee Oil Field and other vessels that may dock at the port.
Work on the two projects began on November, 2006 and was completed in March, 2009. The port authorities took over the facility in September, 2009.
In his inaugural address, President Mills reiterated the need for a culture of maintenance for facilities in the country to ensure that investments in infrastructure did not go waste.
“In the medium to long-term a new quay wall of 2.2 Kilo-metre length in a water depth of 16 meters will be developed. Other projects include a new container terminal and a large open storage area for pipes plant and machinery, “the Minister said.
He said the development of the Takoradi Port was necessary because of the oil find to enable the port to provide support sources to offshore oil activities.
President Mills said the Western Region would witness visible transformation as the oil and gas industry would open up job opportunities for, particularly the youth to build on their capacities.
The project, he said, was a success story since it was one of the manifestations of the government’s promise to improve facilities at the Takoradi and Tema Ports.
By these the facility, would now be in a position to service and repair fishing vessels and other small marine vessels that would have otherwise gone to the dry dock at Tema, and also attract vessels from La Cote d’Ivoire,” he added.
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Mike Hammah, said that the government, as part of its agenda of creating a good environment for the maritime industry and making it competitive global would provide the right services and facilities at the ports.
The Port of Takoradi, which handles about 70 per cent of national imports, attracted goods of 1,130,534 metric tonnes into the country while 2,219,560 metric tonnes were exported in 2008. This figure, however, dropped last year to a total of 3,371 800 metric tonnes due largely to the global economic down torn.
The government, Mr. Hammah disclosed will as part of the expansion programme at the Takoradi port provide adequate legislation, feasibility for a deep sea port a bulk ore storage facility and oil service terminal as well as the dredging of access channel, port basins berth , a cargo store.
A slipway is a Slipping track leading to water on which ships are built or pulled up out of water for repairs.
The project, among others, involved the rehabilitation of the Upper and Lower cradles of the Slipway to enable it to carry between 250 and 350 tonnes of crafts ships with the dry dock expanded to 55 metres in length and an extra 3.5 metres in width.
The facilities are to service the operations on the Jubilee Oil Field and other vessels that may dock at the port.
Work on the two projects began on November, 2006 and was completed in March, 2009. The port authorities took over the facility in September, 2009.
In his inaugural address, President Mills reiterated the need for a culture of maintenance for facilities in the country to ensure that investments in infrastructure did not go waste.
“In the medium to long-term a new quay wall of 2.2 Kilo-metre length in a water depth of 16 meters will be developed. Other projects include a new container terminal and a large open storage area for pipes plant and machinery, “the Minister said.
He said the development of the Takoradi Port was necessary because of the oil find to enable the port to provide support sources to offshore oil activities.
President Mills said the Western Region would witness visible transformation as the oil and gas industry would open up job opportunities for, particularly the youth to build on their capacities.
The project, he said, was a success story since it was one of the manifestations of the government’s promise to improve facilities at the Takoradi and Tema Ports.
By these the facility, would now be in a position to service and repair fishing vessels and other small marine vessels that would have otherwise gone to the dry dock at Tema, and also attract vessels from La Cote d’Ivoire,” he added.
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Mike Hammah, said that the government, as part of its agenda of creating a good environment for the maritime industry and making it competitive global would provide the right services and facilities at the ports.
The Port of Takoradi, which handles about 70 per cent of national imports, attracted goods of 1,130,534 metric tonnes into the country while 2,219,560 metric tonnes were exported in 2008. This figure, however, dropped last year to a total of 3,371 800 metric tonnes due largely to the global economic down torn.
The government, Mr. Hammah disclosed will as part of the expansion programme at the Takoradi port provide adequate legislation, feasibility for a deep sea port a bulk ore storage facility and oil service terminal as well as the dredging of access channel, port basins berth , a cargo store.
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