The Port of Takoradi has recorded two separate historic vessel calls said to be the first of its kind since it was built some 93 years ago.
The call of the two vessels bears testimony to how competitive the Port of Takoradi has become in the sub-region.
The two vessels are the Golden Spray and Mona Express.
The Golden Spray is the largest ship ever to have called the Port with a length overall (LOA) of 300 metres.
“…it is also the vessel to have come for the largest volume of a single load of Manganese; it loaded out 203,500MT of Manganese to China,” a statement from the Port of Takoradi read.
According to the Port of Takoradi, the significance of this ship called amplifies the confidence the shipping community has in the security and safety level at the Port’s anchorage as it was received at anchorage.
“This huge ship’s call of Port of Takoradi signified that there has been transformational growth in the capacity and efficiency of the Port to handle such huge ocean-going vessels (OGVs) and will therefore go a long way to reposition it among the global shipping community as a Port of higher operational capacity and efficiency”.
Mona Express
The Port of Takoradi stated that the MONZA EXPRESS, which also called for the first time ever, was a RORO (roll-on/roll-off) with LOA of 168m, which came from Port of Algeciras in Spain, to load out 20 huge mining dump trucks, to Xinjiang Port in China.
“The Monza Express’ first ever call of the Port of Takoradi, at this time when...
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