The Port of Takoradi handles about 70 per cent of
national exports and 18 per cent of national imports.
Included in the import figure are chemicals for the oil
and mining industries. Some of the land within the
port area is leased to private oil and gas companies to
facilitate their operations. A berth is dedicated to an oil
company to avoid any delays to the turnaround time
of their vessels in the port. Moreover, the port serves
as a transit point for most of the equipment needed for production at the rigs, as well as warehousing for
maintenance and storage landside.
However, the perception is that certain economic,
environmental, political, social and technical factors
are a hindrance to the port and are militating against
the efforts being made by the port to meet the service
delivery that is expected by the oil industry. This study
was undertaken to establish what these gaps are, why
they exist and what can be done to close the gap in
the interest of the customers and the port.