Tema reaches new heights

The government of Ghana has agreed to big increases in tariffs at the port of Tema to allow operator Meridian Port Services (MPS) to recoup the cost of building the new container facility, Terminal 3

Eleven counterbalanced trucks have been supplied to Meridian Port Services in Tema, through Konecranes’ dealer for West Africa, Paterson Simons

In the West African port sector, Ghana is on the rise, while terminal development in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has stalled.

The International Finance Corporation of the World Bank has signed an agreement to provide US$667M to help fund the construction of the new container terminal at the Port of Tema in Ghana

The government of Ghana has announced that it has approved the construction of the new container terminal at the Port of Tema

The Ghanaian Government has confirmed that it is to pump up to US$1B into expanding the port of Tema and further substantial funds into improving the port’s highway and rail connections.